nowheresville

noun

no·​wheres·​ville ˈnō-ˌ(h)werz-ˌvil How to pronounce nowheresville (audio)
-(h)wərz-
: nowhere: such as
a
: a location lacking identifying or individualizing qualities
b
: a place or state denoting failure or relative obscurity
a career heading towards nowheresville

Examples of nowheresville in a Sentence

after years of languishing in nowheresville, she started to make it really big in the art world
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Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nowheresville was in 1917

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Cite this Entry

“Nowheresville.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowheresville. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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