dullsville

as in bore
someone or something boring that book is totally dullsville—you'll be asleep by page three

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Recent Examples of dullsville Pure dullsville in Van Nuys. Boris Dralyuk, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2021 Speaking of winds, attempting to surf off Galveston in the summertime is dullsville. Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2020 Next, if things remain dullsville, Anton Blidh could draw into the lineup. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dullsville
Noun
  • Final bore Sports fans who come to March Madness looking for a Cinderella story will have to wait until next year.
    Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Important information is still missing, including bore, stroke, displacement, and peak power.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • When one person in a group yawns, others yawn, too, in a contagious reaction.
    Jerry Weissman, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Some of us have been writing about the plight of Palestinians under their own rulers for decades — the struggle of Palestinian journalists to write freely; the tragedy of gay Palestinians seeking to live freely — only to be met with a collective yawn.
    Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Excess moisture drips into the V-shape and is then funneled into a container.
    Lauren Carpenter, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Because when so many Americans are tightening grocery budgets, scaling back meals, and absorbing the daily drip of scarcity, a pass that promises a burger a day doesn’t feel indulgent.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Dullsville.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullsville. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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