Nowheresville

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A geographical location that is deemed obscure or unimportant. derogatory, humorous, slang
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Nowheresville. alt-of, uncountable

    "FOR the 45 years since its inception, Port St. Lucie has often been seen as something of a Florida nowheresville, a suburban city idling between the more attention-worthy municipalities of South Florida (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach) and the tourist magnet of Orlando."

Synonyms

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actual placesanytownarse end of nowhereback fortyback o' bourkeback of beyond

Example

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"FOR the 45 years since its inception, Port St. Lucie has often been seen as something of a Florida nowheresville, a suburban city idling between the more attention-worthy municipalities of South Florida (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach) and the tourist magnet of Orlando."

Etymology

From nowhere + -s- + -ville.

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