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Dumpsville

/ˈdʌmps.vɪl/

Dumpsville proper noun: the notional location of a person who has been dumped, or jilted by a lover.

Proper noun

Dumpsville

  1. (slang) The notional location of a person who has been dumped, or jilted by a lover.
    • Sara was right. I'd botched everything up. My faux fuck would fuck me over. My not cheating and telling. Welcome to Dumpsville. Population: me.2012, Amy Sohn, Run Catch Kiss, page 209

Origin of Dumpsville

From dump + -s- + -ville.

Questions about Dumpsville

What does Dumpsville mean?
Dumpsville means the notional location of a person who has been dumped, or jilted by a lover.
What part of speech is Dumpsville?
Dumpsville is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Dumpsville?
Dumpsville is pronounced /ˈdʌmps.vɪl/.

Words near Dumpsville in the dictionary

  1. dumpsterful
  2. dumpstering
  3. dumpsterload
  4. dumpsters
  5. dumpstore
  6. Dumpsville
  7. dumptier
  8. dumptiest
  9. Dumpton
  10. dumptruck
  11. dumptrucks

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