nowheresville
Americannoun
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a remote or isolated town or village.
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a job, position, rank, etc., completely lacking in status, recognition, or a chance for advancement.
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anything unrealistic, impractical, or useless.
Etymology
Origin of nowheresville
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; nowhere + 's 1 + -ville ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Ted also swears that permitting a tech behemoth named SolidGoldMagikarp to build a controversial giant data center on the outskirts of the county won’t suck precious resources — it’ll transform this nowheresville into a hub for jobs.
From Los Angeles Times
Not much happens, but the people are beautiful and so too are their bikes, rumbling beasts that tribe members ride and ride on that familiar closed loop known as Nowheresville, U.S.A.
From New York Times
They'll be better when Cameron Carter-Vickers is restored and if Maik Nawrocki's impressive cameo off the bench - from his previous spot in nowheresville - is anything to go by, they have good cover at centre-half.
From BBC
“If we were ending in Nowheresville, it could be more loose and we could emotionally connect with the last shows,” Bridgers, 29, explained.
From Los Angeles Times
It's tempting to shrug it off as one-off weirdness from Nowheresville, Texas.
From Salon
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