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dullsville

noun
dulls·​ville | \ ˈdəlz-ˌvil How to pronounce dullsville (audio) \

Definition of dullsville

: something or some place that is dull or boring the movie was dullsville
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Synonyms for dullsville

Synonyms

bore, drag, drip, droner, nudnik (also nudnick), snooze, snoozer, yawn, yawner

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Examples of dullsville in a Sentence

that book is totally dullsville—you'll be asleep by page three

First Known Use of dullsville

circa 1960, in the meaning defined above

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Dictionary Entries near dullsville

dullhead

dullish

dull-normal

dullsville

dull-witted

dulosis

dulse

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The first known use of dullsville was circa 1960

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