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🏘️ A small town 🪧 Suffix for place
ville

ville

1 9.3
A funny ending added to a word to make a place name
  • other
  • Informal
translation icon : ville
  • How many houses are in Who-ville, and how many Whos?

You don't live in Law and Order Ville and CSI Ville.

Examples

  • Every Who down in Who-ville, the tall and the small was singing without any presents at all.

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

  • In the vibrant Who-ville, the residents celebrate Christmas in style every year.

  • You don't live in Law and Order Ville and CSI Ville.

    Big Think

  • The thing is, I have noticed some odd goings-on... in Who-ville lately.

    Horton Hears a Who! (2008)

  • It's purely meh-ville all the way, and the asking price ($7.50 for a matinee) is at least $6 too high.

    Blog text (5)

  • Every time I visit Movie-ville, I feel like I'm part of a Hollywood adventure.

  • The kids created a magical place they called Candy-ville, filled with sweet treats.

Synonyms

boro
vsville
  • Informal
1 8.2

A short informal name for a borough used in place names

is used as a suffix attached to words to form playful place names

Surface Forms

ville main

Etymology

The playful ending -ville comes from the French ville meaning 'town' and is used in English to make funny or descriptive place names like 'Party-ville' or 'Startup-ville'. So adding -ville to a word turns it into a name for a place known for that thing.