dullsville

American  

[duhlz-vil] / ˈdʌlz vɪl /

noun

Slang.

1. something boring or dull.

   That movie was strictly dullsville.

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dullsville British  

/ ˈdʌlzvɪl /

noun

1. a thing, place, or activity that is boring or dull

2. the state of being bored

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Etymology

Origin of dullsville

First recorded in 1960–65; dull + ’s ¹ + -ville

Example Sentences

The opposite of the messy woman is not the together woman; it’s the dullsville boyfriend or the substance-less sorority girl.

From Slate • Jul. 5, 2016

The building was built in 1989, and it shows: a mountain of tinted glass and beige concrete in commercial dullsville.

From Washington Post • Jul. 20, 2015

And the side plots involving adults are dullsville.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 31, 2011

But gee, Agnes, to us alumni it was dullsville, collegiate, bah, bah, bah.

From Time Magazine Archive

Johnson is square, folksy and dullsville, sounding just like dozens of boring politicians from the past.

From Time Magazine Archive