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juvey en · NOUN

Etymology

From juvenile + -ey with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of juvie as juvenile delinquent.
    • I cut out with the juvey boys 2016, Kathryn Trueblood, The Sperm Donor's Daughter and Other Tales of Modern Family:
    • bullied by the juvey kids
  2. (alt-of, alternative, colloquial, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of juvie as juvenile hall (a youth detention center).
    • in and out of juvey over the years

Forms

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