Anytown

English

Etymology

From any +‎ town.

Proper noun

Anytown

  1. (US) Any non-specific, non-notable town in the USA.
    Near-synonym: dullsville
    Then we rolled into Anytown, Arkansas. A real jerkwater.
    • 1966 July 28, Frederic O. Sargent, “Urban Planning and Rural Towns”, in The Times Argus, page 4:
      The limitations […] can best be explained by comment on the master plan for a rural town and village recently completed in Vermont. We will call the town and village "Anytown."
    • 1974 February 14, Joseph E. Brown, “Understanding your city's energy needs...”, in Daily News-Post, page 9:
      It's a sizzling late August afternoon on a weekday in Anytown, California.
  2. (informal) A substitute placename for an inhabited place, a city or town, with an unknown or unspecified name.
    Near-synonym: Whateverville
    123 Fake Street, Anytown, ST 98765, USA

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