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eighty-something

eighty-something is the alternative form of eightysomething.

Meaning of eightysomething

Numeral

eightysomething

  1. (colloquial) An indeterminate value between 80 (inclusive) and 90 (exclusive).
    • There in the doorway stood an eightysomething Las Vegas showgirl.2006, Laura Levine, The PMS Murder, page 52

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Forms of eighty-something

pluraleighty-somethings

Questions about eighty-something

What is eighty-something the alternative form of?
Eighty-something is the alternative form of eightysomething.

Words near eighty-something in the dictionary

  1. eighty-sixed
  2. eighty-sixes
  3. eighty-sixing
  4. eighty-sixth
  5. eighty-sixths
  6. eighty-something
  7. eighty-somethings
  8. eighty-third
  9. eighty-thirds
  10. eighty-three
  11. eighty-two

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