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youngie en · NOUN

Etymology

From young + -ie.

Meanings

1. (informal) A young person.
   • I'm sure they have sensitivity training there the first week and you can get demerits for even implying that a youngie might tie a better knot. 2013, Richard Phillips, A Captain's Duty, →ISBN, page 42:
   • You were definitely not as tall as Alton when you were a youngie. 2018, Vannetta Chapman, A Widow's Hope, →ISBN:
   • 'I don't want a man my age,' she said. 'They're too rigid. I want a youngie!' 1993, Kate Jennings, Bad Manners, page 159:

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