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Revision as of 21:39, 19 November 2023
English
Etymology
A compound of Chargoggagoggmanchauggagogg, alternative spelling of Chargoggagoggmanchoggagogg, a fanciful name appearing on early maps[1] that adds meaningless syllables to the name of the nearby Manchaug Pond + Chaubunagungamaug, the lake's original name (see that entry for its history). Invented along with a fanciful translation of "I'll fish on my side [of the lake], you fish on your side, and nobody fishes in the middle" in 1921 by Laurence J. Daly, the editor of The Webster Times.[2][3][4]
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /tʃɑɹ.ɡɑɡˌəˌɡɑɡˌmæn.tʃɑˈɡæ.ɡɑɡ.tʃɑ.buˌnæ.ɡuŋ.ɡə.mɑɡ/
Audio (US): (file) - Lua error in Module:parameters at line 370: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /tʃɑː.ɡɒɡˌəˌɡɒɡˌman.ˈtʃaʊ̯.ɡə.ɡɒɡ.tʃaʊ̯.bʊˌnə.ɡʊŋ.ɡə.mɔːɡ/
Proper noun
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Synonym of Lake Chaubunagungamaug in Massachusetts, USA.
Usage notes
- Although it is not the official name of the place, this is claimed by some references to be the longest place name in the USA.[5]
References
- ^ Osgood Carleton, An accurate map of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts exclusive of the district of Maine (c. 1795)
- ^ Ives Goddard, Untitled review of Trumbull (1974), in International Journal of American Linguistics, volume 43, no. 2 (April, 1977), pp. 157–159
- ^ Ives Goddard, "Time to Retire an Indian Place-Name Hoax", The New York Times (September 29, 1990)
- ^ Pam Belluck, What's the Name of That Lake? It's Hard to Say (November 30, 2004)
- ^ Language Hat
See also
long English-language placenames