Panicsville

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From panic +‎ -s- +‎ -ville.

Proper noun

Panicsville

  1. (colloquial) A state of panic.
    • 2010, Gary Fishgall, Gonna Do Great Things: The Life of Sammy Davis, Jr.‎[1], Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
      “Here's a guy who's won countless awards,” wrote the publicist, “is a world-wide star and he's in panicsville, because his show may be cancelled […] .”
    • 2025 June 14, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney, “Obituary: Visionary who grew from Surfin' to audacious experimenter”, in FT Weekend, page 10:
      “If I may comment, Brian goes through Panicsville every time a new record is released,” his mother said during an interview the band gave in 1965.
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