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splitsville

splitsville noun: the situation of breakup or divorce.

Noun

splitsville (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The situation of breakup or divorce.
    • A female couple I know were on the edge of splitsville until they discovered the wonders of Paperama.1986 April 12, Robert Storem, “Who Will Do the Dishes?”, in Gay Community News, page 15

Adjective

splitsville (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Separated; no longer together as a romantic or sexual couple.

Origin of splitsville

From split + -s- + -ville, evoking a fictional town.

Questions about splitsville

What does splitsville mean?
Splitsville means the situation of breakup or divorce.
What part of speech is splitsville?
Splitsville can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near splitsville in the dictionary

  1. splitscreens
  2. splitsies
  3. Splitsko-dalmatinska
  4. splitstree
  5. splitstrees
  6. splitsville
  7. splittable
  8. splittail
  9. splittails
  10. splitted
  11. splittee

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