The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cocagne
Cocagne \Coc*agne"\, n. [F. cocagne, pays de cocagne; of uncertian origin, cf. Prov. F. couque cake, Catal. coca, L. coquere to cook; as if the houses in this country were covered with cakes. Cf. Cook, Cockney.]
An imaginary country of idleness and luxury.
The land of cockneys; cockneydom; -- a term applied to London and its suburbs.
--Smart.