-villecomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, e.g. dragsville Brit.

/ˈdraɡzvɪl/, U.S.

/ˈdræɡzˌvɪl/.

Etymology: < French ville town.

colloquial.

A terminal element appended to nouns (which frequently have a plural suffix) or adjectives to denote: (a) a fictitious place; (b) a particular quality suggested by the word to which it is appended.In U.S. usage originally as —— from ——ville.

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1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) Peddelars Frenche sig. Giii Rome vyle, London.

1843 G. Cruikshank Comic Almanack sig. F 4^v Tripe & Trotter Depôt..Meatville.

1891 N.Y. Sporting Times 11 July 3/4 Then he was as frisky as a young colt and a slugger from Sluggersville.

1906 F. H. Burnett Shuttle (1907) xxxviii. 384 That girl is a winner from Winnersville. I take off my hat to her.

1932 Magnet 17 Sept. 13/3 I'm telling you you're the biggest bonehead from Boneheadville.

1939 Airman's Gaz. Dec. 3/1 You route march into the local swedeville.

1956 ‘E. McBain’ Cop Hater (1958) viii. 75 This guy is from Squaresville, fellas, I'm telling you. He wouldn't know a ·45 from a cement mixer.

1959 J. Osborne World Paul Slickey ii. viii. 63 He's strictly from Cubesville.

1961 Woman 11 Mar. 5/1 No need to feel cubesville (that's worse than being a square) if you don't follow Kookie patter; even many Americans reckon it odd!

1961 Times 27 Apr. 17/2 To look round a crowded room and murmur ‘Squareville’ or ‘Hicksville’ may be elliptical, but is certainly more effective than the full form.

1962 P. Mortimer Pumpkin Eater xiii. 118 Tiny bit boring, between you and me. Strict secrets of course. English Rose stuff. Deathville, as far as I'm concerned.

1964 New Statesman 3 Apr. 533/2 It offers an enjoyable evening out in Jaguar-threepointfoursville where the hero has relocated from his Scottish tenement by selling cash registers.

1967 J. Aitken Young Meteors i. 35 University? Man, that's just dragsville.

1972 Publishers Weekly 2 Oct. 56/1 There are some who will simply not get the fun of it out there in mass-marketville.

1979 National Times (Austral.) 13 Oct. 5/2 But there is a mite more to leadership, even here in Mediaville [sc. Washington], than looking pretty and carrying a resonant baritone voice.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	-ville
释义	-villecomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element, e.g. dragsville Brit. /ˈdraɡzvɪl/, U.S. /ˈdræɡzˌvɪl/. Etymology: < French ville town. colloquial. A terminal element appended to nouns (which frequently have a plural suffix) or adjectives to denote: (a) a fictitious place; (b) a particular quality suggested by the word to which it is appended.In U.S. usage originally as —— from ——ville. ΚΠ 1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) Peddelars Frenche sig. Giii Rome vyle, London. 1843 G. Cruikshank Comic Almanack sig. F 4^v Tripe & Trotter Depôt..Meatville. 1891 N.Y. Sporting Times 11 July 3/4 Then he was as frisky as a young colt and a slugger from Sluggersville. 1906 F. H. Burnett Shuttle (1907) xxxviii. 384 That girl is a winner from Winnersville. I take off my hat to her. 1932 Magnet 17 Sept. 13/3 I'm telling you you're the biggest bonehead from Boneheadville. 1939 Airman's Gaz. Dec. 3/1 You route march into the local swedeville. 1956 ‘E. McBain’ Cop Hater (1958) viii. 75 This guy is from Squaresville, fellas, I'm telling you. He wouldn't know a ·45 from a cement mixer. 1959 J. Osborne World Paul Slickey ii. viii. 63 He's strictly from Cubesville. 1961 Woman 11 Mar. 5/1 No need to feel cubesville (that's worse than being a square) if you don't follow Kookie patter; even many Americans reckon it odd! 1961 Times 27 Apr. 17/2 To look round a crowded room and murmur ‘Squareville’ or ‘Hicksville’ may be elliptical, but is certainly more effective than the full form. 1962 P. Mortimer Pumpkin Eater xiii. 118 Tiny bit boring, between you and me. Strict secrets of course. English Rose stuff. Deathville, as far as I'm concerned. 1964 New Statesman 3 Apr. 533/2 It offers an enjoyable evening out in Jaguar-threepointfoursville where the hero has relocated from his Scottish tenement by selling cash registers. 1967 J. Aitken Young Meteors i. 35 University? Man, that's just dragsville. 1972 Publishers Weekly 2 Oct. 56/1 There are some who will simply not get the fun of it out there in mass-marketville. 1979 National Times (Austral.) 13 Oct. 5/2 But there is a mite more to leadership, even here in Mediaville [sc. Washington], than looking pretty and carrying a resonant baritone voice. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1567
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