Toonerville

adjective

Too·​ner·​ville

ˈtünə(r)ˌvil,

especially south -vəl

: of, relating to, or constituting a rickety or inefficient railroad line

even the Toonerville locals are terribly overcrowded, so make your reservations now

—T. H. Fielding

Word History

Etymology

from the Toonerville (trolley), a rickety trolley car in the comic strip Toonerville Trolley by Fontaine Fox born 1884 American cartoonist

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