splitsville

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noun

The situation of breakup or divorce.

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Meanings

nounsplitsville (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe situation of breakup or divorce.

    A female couple I know were on the edge of splitsville until they discovered the wonders of Paperama.

    1986 April 12, Robert Storem, “Who Will Do the Dishes?”, in Gay Community News, page 15
adjectivesplitsville (not comparable)
  1. informalnot comparableSeparated; no longer together as a romantic or sexual couple.

Origin

From split + -s- + -ville, evoking a fictional town.

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APA

splitsville. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitsville

MLA

“splitsville.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitsville. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “splitsville,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/splitsville.

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