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zerosville

zerosville noun: nothing; zilch; a place or situation where nothing is achieved.

Noun

zerosville (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Nothing; zilch; a place or situation where nothing is achieved.
    • […] Have you had any time to work on your music?” Surely this topic would cover the ten minutes on the road. “Naw, it's been zerosville. I keep feeling like singing but all that comes out is Lawrence Welk […]1992, Sue Perry, Was it a Rat I Saw?, page 221
    • But today nothing: nix, zilch, sweet zip dangdoodley zerosville Idaho. Tennis players have elbows, house-maids have knees, writers just have blocks.2010, Stephen Fry, Paperweight, page 201

Origin of zerosville

From zero + -s- + -ville.

Questions about zerosville

What does zerosville mean?
Zerosville means nothing; zilch; a place or situation where nothing is achieved.
What part of speech is zerosville?
Zerosville is a noun.

Words near zerosville in the dictionary

  1. Zerons
  2. zerophase
  3. zeros
  4. zeros in
  5. zeros out
  6. zerosville
  7. zeroth
  8. zeroth grade
  9. zeroth grades
  10. zerothly
  11. Zerounian

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