dullsville
noun[S]
informal(alsoDullsville)uk/ˈdʌlz.vɪl/us/ˈdʌlz.vɪl/a veryboringplaceorsituation:
Heplayed1960s-stylebluesrockthat was aone-wayticketto dullsville.
Hisholidaydestinationofchoiceseemsto be Dullsville.
- Ourneighborsinvitedus round totheirhousefor aneveningin dullsville.
- I have toadmitthat there have beentimesatpartieswhen I've takenfellowguestson aconversationaljourneyto Dullsville.
Boredom, tedium and boring things
- banality
- blandness
- boredom
- bromide
- cabin fever
- commonplace
- flatness
- frustration
- insipidness
- jejune
- longueur
- screed
- snooze
- snoozefest
- sterility
- stodginess
- stuffiness
- tediousness
- treadmill
- yawn
dullsville
adjective
informaluk/ˈdʌlz.vɪl/us/ˈdʌlz.vɪl/veryboring:
Mostpoliticalconventionsare dullsville.
I neverthoughtI wouldspendmylifehaving dullsvillemeetingsaboutsalesfigures.
- If I justagreedwith everyoneelseand neverwroteanythingprovocative, thisblogwouldsoonbecomedullsville.
- I couldhardlybebotheredtowatchthe show through toitsdullsvilleconclusion.
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- banal
- basic
- be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
- bland
- marginal
- marmoreal
- meh
- menial
- middle-aged
- slow
- soulless
- spinach
- staid
- stale
- staleness
- stuffy
- tame
- turgid
- worthy