Nopeville

English

Etymology

nope +‎ -ville

Proper noun

Nopeville

1. (slang, neologism, humorous) A fictitious location mentioned to express disapproval. [in print from 2010s]

   That messy project you gave me can take a bus ticket to Nopeville.

   • 2017, Lenelle Lewis, Demons vs Angels, Page Publishing Inc, →ISBN:

     "Is this some fictional story you just now created? Because both you and it can hop on a train to Nopeville,” Charlie replied.

   • 2017, Aimee Gilchrist, Mele Kalikimaka Murder: A Charlotte Conner Aloha Lagoon Mystery, Gemma Halliday Publishing, →ISBN:

     […] black dress with one strap and an uneven hemline that wouldn't even cover my butt—which was likely the point—but that dress was a short train to Nopeville for me. I shook my head.

   • 2018, Erin McCarthy, Silence of the Ghost, Erin McCarthy, →ISBN:

     Nope, nope, nope. I was going to board the first train to Nopeville. I was terrified and Nick was insane, but I wasn't going out that easily.

   • 2019, Brian Paone, Rayona Lovely Wilson, KM Reynolds, Jason Pere, Laurie Gardiner, Ausin P Sheehan, Mika Spruill, R Roy Lutz, Kyle Lechner, Bethany Hoeflich, Maria Delaney, William Thatch, Sunanda J Chatterjee, DW Vogel, Phil Hore, John Peagh, Lisa Dranzik, Douglas Esper, Rm Deemester, Carolyn Young, Lilith Sinclair, Travis West, Sarah Kaminski, Sheena Robin Harris, Carl D Jenkins, Dawn Taylor, Zachary J Ivens, Donise Sheppard, David Lee Crites, A Bond of Words: 29 Short Stories, Scout Media, →ISBN, page 119:

     Go and become acquainted with your bonded.” The tone of her voice brokered no argument as she dismissed me from the clearing. Yeah, right. The only thing I was going to become acquainted with was a one-way bus ticket to Nopeville.