splitsville

Where couples separate

Splitsville is slang for the state of having broken up, especially in a romantic relationship: After ten years of marriage, they're headed for splitsville.

The -ville suffix playfully frames the breakup as a destination, like a place you end up.

Sometimes used more broadly for any parting of ways: The band is splitsville.

breakup

divorce

Legal end of matrimony

  • separationState of being apart
  • dumpedAbruptly ended romantically
  • exPrevious romantic partner

over · finished · ended · parting · estranged · single · heartbreak · lawyers · custody · alimony

destination

headed

Directed one's course

express · destination · arriving · population · inevitable · countdown · trajectory · endgame · terminal

gossip

tabloid

Sensationalist newspaper format

  • celebrityWidely recognized public figure
  • rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
  • scandalDisgraceful public affair

sources · confirmed · allegedly · exclusive · announcement · publicist · statement · blindsided · cheating · affair

Categories
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relationship status

splitsvillemarriage

Formal union between partners

wedded bliss · together · in a relationship · united · going steady

relationship trajectory

splitsvillereconciliation

Restoration of friendly relations

getting back together · reunion · making up · rekindling · falling in love

Family

splits, ville, split, splitting, splitter, unsplit, splitters, splittable

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Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG