"Idiotville" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From idiot + -ville. Approximately 0.5 miles up Idiot Creek was a site known as Ryan's Camp, a logging operation in the Tillamook Burn. It is said that only ‘an idiot’ would labor there due to its far-flung location, hence the name. The toponym was eventually applied to the stream. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|idiot|ville}} idiot + -ville Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Idiotville
  1. A ghost town in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. Wikipedia link: Idiotville Categories (place): Ghost towns in Oregon, USA, Places in Oregon, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Idiotville-en-name-RzujPSdq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ville

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