zerosville

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English

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Etymology

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From zero +‎ -s- +‎ -ville.

Noun

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zerosville (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Nothing; zilch; a place or situation where nothing is achieved.
    • 1992, Sue Perry, Was it a Rat I Saw?, page 221:
      [] 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 []
    • 2010, Stephen Fry, Paperweight, page 201:
      But today nothing: nix, zilch, sweet zip dangdoodley zerosville Idaho. Tennis players have elbows, house-maids have knees, writers just have blocks.