Definitions
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- noun A dull place, thing, or condition.
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- noun A
fictional orgeneric location that isboring ordull . - noun A state or condition of
boredom ordisinterest .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"The shutting odnw down of our international offices is again going to expose WA to having a greater tag of 'dullsville'.
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Admittedly, the Lexus LFA looks fast standing still, but other than that, it was dullsville.
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Though the chemistry of the two leads for the most part carries the story, what saves the evening from dullsville is more the enthusiasm of the ensemble cast and the audience cheering them on than our identification with sharply defined characters whose plights are meant to be our own.
James Scarborough: The Wedding Singer, Musical Theatre West James Scarborough 2011
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The big numbers belonged to friend and teammate Dwyane Wade, who scored 38 points, 23 of them in an otherwise dullsville first half.
A Messy Start to a Juicy NBA Playoff Series Jason Gay 2011
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Our smartest young people have tended to pursue such fields as law, marketing and finance rather than manufacturing, which is seen wrongly as a ticket to dullsville.
Assembled Elsewhere James R. Hagerty 2011
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Though the chemistry of the two leads for the most part carries the story, what saves the evening from dullsville is more the enthusiasm of the ensemble cast and the audience cheering them on than our identification with sharply defined characters whose plights are meant to be our own.
James Scarborough: The Wedding Singer, Musical Theatre West James Scarborough 2011
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But you have to admit, the original Jane was boring, always a victim, goody-two-shoes dullsville.
'Melrose Place' recap: Jane's back in black(mail) | EW.com 2009
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But if you don't do it, what you end up with is dullsville.
THE DAILY CARTOONIST site to shut down Comments section [UPDATED] Michael Cavna 2011
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This might work for other couples, but it became dullsville for us.
Sex and the Married Woman livingoprah 2010
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When Gwyneth Paltrow made a series of public appearances in dramatic, fashion-forward outfits a while back in a bid to ditch her dullsville image, she chose shoes with heels of 15cm or upwards.
High heels: 'In the year of Lady Gaga, extreme is where it's at' Jess Cartner-Morley 2010
mkarol commented on the word dullsville
A hipster noun and/or adjective referring to a person, place or thing that is extremely boring or uninteresting. Usage popular beginning around 1960. And ending soon thereafter.
November 1, 2007
reesetee commented on the word dullsville
Not to be mistaken for squaresville. ;-)
November 1, 2007