dullsville

as in bore
someone or something boring that book is totally dullsville—you'll be asleep by page three

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Recent Examples of dullsville Pure dullsville in Van Nuys. Boris Dralyuk, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dullsville
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Palestinian doctors said some of the roughly 120 bodies Israel has returned to Gaza bore signs of torture or execution, and most had bands on their necks, the Associated Press reported.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The anatomy bore hairs, sometimes teeth.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But historically, investors have met them with a collective yawn.
    Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Marco Rubio, one arm flung over the back of his chair, made no attempt to disguise a yawn.
    Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Cut large sheets of parchment paper and place one in front of each chair to serve as craft mats so glitter and glue gun drip can fall there instead of on your favorite tablecloth.
    Lauren Wicks, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Freeland added drip irrigation lines to his pumpkin field by pumping water from his well.
    Asher Redd, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Dullsville.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullsville. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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