Meaning of Lake Wobegon | Babel Free
Definitions
A fictional place in the radio show A Prairie Home Companion, “where all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average”. Serves as a proxy for the American small town, particularly the American small town of the Upper Midwest.
US
Examples
“I put⟳ Lake Wobegon (pop. 942) on the western shore of the lake, for the beautiful sunrises. I said it took its name⟳ from an Ojibway word that means “the place⟳ where we waited all day for you in the rain⟳,” and its slogan was “Sumus quod sumus” (We are who we are), […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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