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-ville
suffix
used for making or emphasizing an adjective; used in combination with a characteristic to describe a place or a condition US, 1891
Modern usage began with the US beats and travelled back to the UK. By the mid-1970s the US form was presumed obsolete having been replaced by “-city”. It survives in the UK without obvious irony.- “Weirdsville,” said the baby bear. — Steve Allen, Bop Fables, p. 10, 1955
- “Dullsville,” said Comfort, lying on her back and regarding her toes. — Max Shulman, Rally Round the Flag, Boys!, p. 57, 1957
- It’s probably a lousy story and can’t hold a candle to those French novels from Sexville[.] — Frederick Kohner, Gidget, p. 3, 1957
- — American Speech, pp. 312–314, December 1960: “The highly productive suffix ‘-ville’”
- What do you say about yourself when your language is strictly from Teensville? — Dick Clark, To Goof or Not to Goof, p. 159, 1963
- Cor, man, this prep is dead cinchyville — New Society, 22 August 1963
- “Pay no attention,” he said. “[...] It’s bad-patchville, that’s all.” — Dick Francis, Nerve, 1964
- “Welcome to Shitsville.” “Cant be. We’ve just come from there.” — Chris Ryan, Stand By, Stand By, p. 224, 1996
- Well a’right man, he says slappin’ my ribs, to-tahly groovy babesville yeah. — Nick Barlay, Curvy Lovebox, p. 166, 1997
- [diary entry 11 March 1996] Lunch with the PM [John Major] at Number 10. We’re back in shambles-ville. — Gyles Brandreth, Breaking the Code, p. 388, 1999
- Dave and myself paraded in the guardroom in our neatly pressed civvies and caught the duty vehicle to Excitementville[.] — Ken Lukowiak, Marijuana Time, p. 22, 2000
- [H]e’d sue the line for not making me obey their orders, et yawnville cetera. — Jonathan Gash, The Ten Word Game, p. 226, 2003
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