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no joy in Mudville
no joy in Mudville
A phrase used to describe an overall sense of sadness and/or disappointment. It comes from the poem "Casey at the Bat." Believe me, there's been no joy in Mudville ever since my sister and her boyfriend broke up. There will be no joy in Mudville once Billy learns he didn't make the basketball team.
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Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Vlatka | | - | Croatian |
Pocahontas | | - | History, Native American, Algonquin |
Cullen | | KUL-ən | English |
Gerben | | KHER-bən | Dutch |
Osvaldo | | - | Spanish, Italian, Portuguese |
Rocco | | ROK-ko (Italian) | Italian, Ancient Germanic |