: a place that is idyllic, unaffected by time, or remote from reality

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The mythical town of Brigadoon manifests for one day every century, but Schmigadoon! — that high-fructose fever dream of a town where life is a mashup of (immersive) mid-century musicals — has rematerialized in less than four years. Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 3 Feb. 2025 The first season focused on the era of The Music Man, Carousel, and Brigadoon, but the second has shifted to the ’70s and ’80s to satirize Chicago, Cabaret, Hair, and Sweeney Todd. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from Brigadoon, village in the musical Brigadoon (1947) by A. J. Lerner and F. Loewe

First Known Use

1968, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Brigadoon was in 1968

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“Brigadoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Brigadoon. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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