Anytown en · PROPN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *h₁oy-no-kós Proto-Germanic *ainagaz Proto-West Germanic *ainag Old English ǣniġ Middle English ani English any Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-nós? Proto-Celtic *dūnombor. Proto-Germanic *tūną Proto-West Germanic *tūn Old English tūn Middle English toun English town English Anytown From any + town.
Meanings
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(US) Any non-specific, non-notable town in the USA.
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."
1966 July 28, Frederic O. Sargent, “Urban Planning and Rural Towns”, in The Times Argus, page 4:It's a sizzling late August afternoon on a weekday in Anytown, California.
1974 February 14, Joseph E. Brown, “Understanding your city's energy needs...”, in Daily News-Post, page 9:Then we rolled into Anytown, Arkansas. A real jerkwater.
Near-synonym: dullsville
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(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