Cockaigne

/kɑˈkeɪn/ noun

Definition

A legendary magical land of plenty and idleness, where everything is available without effort—a place of fantasy and abundance.

Etymology

From Old French, possibly related to cock (rooster) combined with Latin coccaneus. Medieval literature imagined Cockaigne as a paradise where money hung from trees and food was plentiful, representing a utopian fantasy.

Kelly Says

Cockaigne appears in medieval art as a kind of paradise joke—a visual satire about human laziness and greed. Artists painted it as a world where roasted pigs walk around with forks in them and rivers flow with wine, mocking people's unrealistic desires.

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