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dullsville

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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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Examples of dullsville in a Sentence

that book is totally dullsville—you'll be asleep by page three
Recent Examples on the Web Speaking of winds, attempting to surf off Galveston in the summertime is dullsville. — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2020 Next, if things remain dullsville, Anton Blidh could draw into the lineup. — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2020

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First Known Use of dullsville

circa 1960, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dullsville was circa 1960

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“Dullsville.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dullsville. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.

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