Meanings
- USderogatoryrareslangAn unsophisticated rural region where simplistic and titillating films are likely to succeed.
Yumpsville is Yahooland, where macho admirers of actor Charles Bronson are derogated.
1981, William Safire, On Language, page 1642 more examples
Every Which Way but Loose (1978), an immensely profitable undertaking, stands as an epic example of what disorganized, mindless drivel can excite the denizens of Yumpsville.
1981, Lester J. Keyser, Hollywood in the Seventies, page 115"By personality you mean tits and ass," says Drackenstein. "I didn't say it," says Miracle. "But this will not sell in Yumpsville. Clover's ass will." "This is not meant to sell in Yumpsville, O.U. This will sell in New York and L.A. and Paris. This will be a winner in Cannes. […]
1986, Ronald Sukenick, Blown Away, page 76
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