Anytown

name, slang

name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
Any non-specific, non-notable town in the USA. US
"Near-synonym: dullsville"
2
A substitute placename for an inhabited place, a city or town, with an unknown or unspecified name. informal
"Near-synonym: Whateverville"

Synonyms

backwater bumfuck nowhere dullsville dullsville hinterland jerkwater town

Example

"Then we rolled into Anytown, Arkansas. A real jerkwater."

Etymology

From any + town.

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