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Definition Alice in Wonderland in British English

Alice in Wonderland adjective

adjective
/ˌælɪs ɪn ˈwʌndə(r)ˌlænd/

From Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, a famous children’s story by Lewis Carroll in which a girl called Alice visits a strange dream-like world.

1

used for talking about a strange situation, in which everything seems to be the opposite of what normally happens

Example

the Alice in Wonderland world of the corporate boardroom, where failed executives get paid huge bonuses

Synonyms and related words
strange funny weird
Definition Alice in Wonderland in British English