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
  • Again, the temperature rose far earlier than expected, and the KTB team was also surprised to find that the rock at this depth was not solid, and large amounts of fluid and gas were pouring into the bore hole to complicate the effort further.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2025
  • Eli Sharabi’s home bore marks from the attack months later.
    ASSOCIATED PRESS, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Wild ponies, svelte & savage, graze in dune grasses, whinny, yawn.
    J.T. Townley, The New York Review of Books, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The world of Antony and Cleopatra is so immense that time yawns in it . .
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 31 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Both can make tasty drip coffee that would please any connoisseur.
    Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Grab a cup of good drip coffee at Stardust Vide & Coffee, a honey-pistachio latte at Lobos Coffee, or a strong cortado at Lineage Coffee.
    Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2025

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“Dullsville.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dullsville. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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