Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wally world

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables
wal-ly -world
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A fictional or hypothetical large theme park.

Informal

name

A nickname for Walmart.

Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Wally (shortening of Walmart) + world. Derived from Walley World, the name of a fictional theme park patterned after Disneyland in the movie National Lampoon's Vacation (1983).

Usage

Subject

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Inflected Forms

Questions

What does wally world mean?
A fictional or hypothetical large theme park.
Where does wally world come from?
From Wally (shortening of Walmart) + world. Derived from Walley World, the name of a fictional theme park patterned after Disneyland in the movie National Lampoon's Vacation (1983).

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