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teenologist en · NOUN

Etymology

From teen + -ologist.

Meanings

1. (informal, rare) An expert on the subject of teenagers and their psychology.
   • Briefly Leanne imagined telling her friend Jane that she would quit her job at the high school and come to New York City and join Jane's practice of teenologists. 2012, Meg Wolitzer, The Uncoupling, page 255:
   • “Of course we must also discredit the sociologists, criminologists, teenologists, and all the other 'ologists' that constantly find excuses for people not taking their personal responsibility seriously enough,” Reiffel added, […] 2004, Jonathan Ledwidge, A Mannequin for President:
   • We'd be the best 'teenologists.' With this book, we could dictate our own terms on appropriate adolescent etiquette. Because adults like Ms. Michaels forget what it's like to be a teen, and all the pressure coming at you […] 2018, Christopher Phillips, A Child at Heart:

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