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dullsville

noun

Etymology

From dull + -s- + -ville, evoking a fictional town.

  1. inherited from *dʰwel-✻
  2. inherited from *dulaz✻
  3. inherited from *dol✻
  4. inherited from dol — “dull, foolish, erring, heretical; foolish, silly; presumptuous”
  5. inherited from dull
  6. formed as dullsville — “dull + -s- + -ville”

Definitions

  1. A fictional or generic location that is boring or dull.

  2. A state or condition of boredom or disinterest.

    • With his monotonous routine, he lives in dullsville.
    • Before we began our weekend shapeup, the car looked like this: scratches and dents, broken trim, and a finish that was strictly dullsville.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA