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Yumpsville

/ˈjʌmps.vɪl/

Yumpsville proper noun: an unsophisticated rural region where simplistic and titillating films are likely to succeed.

Proper noun

Yumpsville

  1. (US, derogatory, rare, slang) An unsophisticated rural region where simplistic and titillating films are likely to succeed.
    • Every Which Way but Loose (1978), an immensely profitable undertaking, stands as an epic example of what disorganized, mindless drivel can excite the denizens of Yumpsville.1981, Lester J. Keyser, Hollywood in the Seventies, page 115
    • Yumpsville is Yahooland, where macho admirers of actor Charles Bronson are derogated.1981, William Safire, On Language, page 164

Questions about Yumpsville

What does Yumpsville mean?
Yumpsville means an unsophisticated rural region where simplistic and titillating films are likely to succeed.
What part of speech is Yumpsville?
Yumpsville is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Yumpsville?
Yumpsville is pronounced /ˈjʌmps.vɪl/.

Words near Yumpsville in the dictionary

  1. yumpies
  2. yumping
  3. Yumpla Tok
  4. Yumplatok
  5. yumps
  6. Yumpsville
  7. yumptious
  8. Yumrembam
  9. Yums
  10. yumtastic
  11. Yumul

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