Squaresvillen.
/ˈskwɛːzvɪl/ Originally U.S.
An imaginary town characterized by dullness and conventionality. Also attributive or as adj.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > feeling of weariness or tedium > [noun] > tedious or dull place
Squaresville1956
dullsville1960
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > realm of imagination > [noun] > imaginary place
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Squaresville1956
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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.
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.
1967 P. Welles Babyhip (1968) ii. 31 It's such squaresville talk.
1968 Listener 11 July 51/1 And they went away, more than ever convinced that the war between the generations was for real. And through the window there floated a querulous, puzzled voice. ‘A queer fish, real squaresville.’
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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n.1956