Brigadoon

noun

Brig·​a·​doon ˌbri-gə-ˈdün How to pronounce Brigadoon (audio)
: a place that is idyllic, unaffected by time, or remote from reality

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In this regard, Montford Drive is Charlotte’s Brigadoon, hiding in plain sight and revealing itself only to those out seeking revelry and good times. — Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025 The property located in the 3300 block of Brigadoon Way in San Jose was sold on March 14, 2025. — Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025 Musicals and plays that were represented during the inaugural ceremony included Brigadoon, All My Sons, Street Scene and Finian’s Rainbow. — Jaclyn Greenberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for Brigadoon

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 7 Jul. 2026.

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