-ville

1. a combining form extracted from placenames ending in -ville, used in the coinage of informal nonce words, usually pejorative, that characterize a place, person, group, or situation (dullsville; disasterville; Mediaville ) or that name a condition (embarrassmentville; gloomsville ).

-ville

combining form

1. slang,  (denoting) a place, condition, or quality with a character as specified

   dragsville

   squaresville

Word History and Origins

Origin of -ville¹

Ultimately from French ville “city”; bidonville

Example Sentences

Laferriere got the scoring started late in the first period, parking himself in front of the goal and banging the puck past Ducks’ goalie Ville Husso, who made two big saves in the shootout.

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After photographing her incredible live show, I maneuvered my way backstage where she had like 20 guards around her, and I became invisible and got right up to her and handed her a magazine with my photo work on the cover — of Lee Rocker and Kitten de Ville.

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“My go-to vintage shop is Luxe de Ville in Echo Park on Sunset. And just two doors down, there’s another great vintage store, Wilder. In Atwater, there’s the Curatorial Dept. on Glendale Boulevard and the Gift of Garb consignment shop in Silver Lake is wonderful — it’s like having your own private the Real Real, which I love.”

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Rosa Roisinblit was born in 1919 in Moises Ville, a town of Jewish immigrants in central Argentina.

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“We lost a ‘64 Impala convertible, a ‘79 Monte Carlo, two ‘87 Cutlasses and an ‘83 Coupe de Ville,” Traivon Jackson said.

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