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noun:

An imaginary land of ease and luxury.

Everyone was seeking renewal, a golden century, a Cockaigne of the spirit.
– Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum

Cockaigne comes from Middle English cokaygne, from Middle French (pais de) cocaigne “(land of) plenty,” ultimately adapted or derived from a word meaning “cake.”

Any land of ease and luxury must be imaginary, right? So I find this definition slightly redundant. But who wouldn’t love a word derived from a word meaning CAKE?? Come on. Everyone loves cake, right?

After discussing with a buddy here my hankering for chocolate chocolate cake, I’m still planning to make this one from the Pioneer Woman. Real soon.

Hey, maybe that will make my life closer to a Cockaigne.

What would make your life closer to being a Cockaigne?