Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg

== English == === Etymology === A compound of Chargoggagoggmanchauggagogg, alternative spelling of Chargoggagoggmanchoggagogg, a fanciful name appearing on early maps that adds meaningless syllables to the name of the nearby Manchaug Pond + Chaubunagungamaug, the lake's original name (see that entry for its history). Invented along with a fanciful translation of "I'll fish on my side [of the lake], you fish on your side, and nobody fishes in the middle" in 1921 by Laurence J. Daly, the editor of The Webster Times. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /leɪk tʃɑɹ.ɡɑɡˌəˌɡɑɡˌmæn.tʃɑˈɡæ.ɡɑɡ.tʃɑ.buˌnæ.ɡuŋ.ɡə.mɑɡ/ (UK) IPA(key): /leɪk tʃɑː.ɡɒɡˌəˌɡɒɡˌmanˈtʃaʊ̯.ɡə.ɡɒɡ.tʃaʊ̯.bʊˌnə.ɡʊŋ.ɡə.mɔːɡ/ === Proper noun === Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg Synonym of Lake Chaubunagungamaug in Massachusetts, USA. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg. ==== Usage notes ==== Although it is not the official name of the place, this is claimed by some references to be the longest place name in the USA. === See also === === References === === Further reading === “Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.