SPLITSVILLE Definition & Meaning

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splitsville

[ splits-vil ]

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noun

Slang.

the state or condition of being divorced or separated.
the act of departing from a place; the state of being empty of people:
Tallahassee is splitsville--no legislators are left in town.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of splitsville¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1950–55; split (in the senses “to separate, divorce” and “to leave, depart”) + ’s ¹ + -ville

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The press breathlessly covers how much time has passed since the pair last spoke, whether they’re headed for splitsville, and if they can ever agree on what’s best for the children.

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We know what that could mean: China’s divorce rate spiked after its quarantine period ended with countless couples heading for splitsville.

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“Vanity Fair & I have reached the relationship stage colloquially known as ‘splitsville,’ ” Wolcott tweeted.

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The affair is not — at first — what drives Frances and Robert to splitsville.

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Sarah Jessica Parker is headed for splitsville — the fictional kind, that is.

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