Shub's Thoughts
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Aug 3, 2018
Wordology, Pipe Dream
A 'pipe dream' is an unrealistic hope or fantasy. It is a reference to the strange dreams people have when smoking opium pipes. The term was used as early as the 1800s in America.
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