"Yumpsville" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈjʌmps.vɪl/
Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yumpsville
  1. (US, slang, derogatory, rare) An unsophisticated rural region where simplistic and titillating films are likely to succeed. Tags: US, derogatory, rare, slang Categories (topical): Derogatory names for places
    Sense id: en-Yumpsville-en-name-uBZ9QkQZ Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1981, Lester J. Keyser, Hollywood in the Seventies, page 115:",
          "text": "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.",
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          "text": "Yumpsville is Yahooland, where macho admirers of actor Charles Bronson are derogated.",
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          "ref": "1986, Ronald Sukenick, Blown Away, page 76:",
          "text": "\"By personality you mean tits and ass,\" says Drackenstein.\n\"I didn't say it,\" says Miracle. \"But this will not sell in Yumpsville. Clover's ass will.\"\n\"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. […]",
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