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Anytown
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English
Etymology
en :af any town + 1
Proper noun
en US Any non-specific, non-notable town in the USA.
en dullsville
en Then we rolled into Anytown, Arkansas. A real jerkwater.
en 28 July 1966 Frederic O. Sargent Urban Planning and Rural Towns The Times Argus 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."
en 1974 14 February Joseph E. Brown Understanding your city's energy needs... Daily News-Post 9 It's a sizzling late August afternoon on a weekday in Anytown, California.
en informal A substitute placename for an inhabited place, a city or town, with an unknown or unspecified name.
en Whateverville
en 123 Fake Street, Anytown, ST 98765, USA
See also
en everyman
en placeholder terms
en Fictional locations