α. 1900s– splitsville.
β. 1900s– splitville.
Also with capital initial.splitsvillen.adj.
/ˈsplɪtsvɪl/, U.S. /ˈsplɪtsˌvɪl/ colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.).
A. n.
A notional place in which couples are separated or divorced; separation, divorce, or estrangement. Also in extended use.
ΘΚΠ
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > divorce or dissolution > [noun]
divorce1377
unbinding1382
divorcing1387
partising1496
divorcement1526
partitiona1540
separatinga1557
divorcy1565
divorsion1596
diffarreation1623
stand-away1704
talak1791
annulment1800
judicial separation1857
khula1884
splitsville1951
1951 Lowell (Mass.) Sun 16 Mar. 15/5 A seppo is a guy separated; he and [his] wife are in ‘Splitsville’.
1967 News Jrnl. (Mansfield, Ohio) 10 Mar. 21/3 Anne Fogarty and husband Tom are in splitville.
1990 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News 29 July (Parade Mag.) 2/1 [They] lack the magic, chemistry and togetherness that make for hit co-anchors, and ABC can send them on the road to splitsville any time.
1997 New Yorker 25 Aug. 9/2 The repertoire of denouements is fairly limited: marriage, splitsville, murder, and mutual annihilation.
2006 Daily Record (Nexis) 30 Dec. 15 [They] were rumoured to be heading for Splitsville.
B. adj.
In predicative use. Separated or divorced; in a state of estrangement. Also in extended use.
ΘΚΠ
the world > space > distance > distance or farness > [adjective] > placed or kept at a distance
estranged1552
exterous1570
distanced1593
removeda1616
splitsville1964
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > divorce or dissolution > [adjective]
divorced1535
splitsville1964
society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [adjective]
solec1407
separate1600
sequestereda1616
unconjunctive1643
recluse1656
separated1730
removed1766
insulated1781
stray1796
insulate1803
isolated1811
Robinson Crusoe1823
incommunicado1844
shut-out1853
isolate1854
marooned1883
cut-off1894
shut-away1911
shut-off1913
splitsville1964
1964 Press-Telegram (Long Beach, Calif.) 19 Aug. Alvin is splitsville with the Giants.
1988 Washington Post (Electronic ed.) 19 Jan. d1 So, you and the missus are splitsville. What gives?
1994 New Republic 5 Dec. 33/1 Lorenzo and Jessica are Splitsville.
2006 Washington Post 8 Mar. c3/3 Of the 11 couples..most were splitsville by the time their finales aired.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1951