Drunksville

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English

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Etymology

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From drunk +‎ -s- +‎ -ville.

Proper noun

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Drunksville

  1. (slang) A notional town representing the state of being intoxicated from alcohol.
    • 1967, Charles Nuetzel, Hollywood Nymph, Wildside Press, published 2007, →ISBN, page 46:
      "Hell we are!" She laughed, almost happily. "Where to?"
      "A bar—a hotel room—a bed. Drunksville—and Sexville."
    • 2008, Ben Thompson, Alarms, Madison, page 154:
      Max was in the express lane to Drunksville, there was no doubt about it, not anymore.
    • 2010, Lew Bryson, Pennsylvania Breweries, Stackpole Books, →ISBN, page 298:
      Get something to eat: Drinking big beers on an empty gut is a fast ticket to Drunksville—and the food at beer fests is usually pretty good.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Drunksville.