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notch baby

notch baby noun: a person born between 1917 and 1921 who as a result, as a retiree, received lower cost of living increases in social security than others after Congress readjusted such benefits in 1977.

Noun

notch baby (plural notch babies)

  1. (US, informal) A person born between 1917 and 1921 who as a result, as a retiree, received lower cost of living increases in social security than others after Congress readjusted such benefits in 1977.

Forms of notch baby

pluralnotch babies

Questions about notch baby

What does notch baby mean?
Notch baby means a person born between 1917 and 1921 who as a result, as a retiree, received lower cost of living increases in social security than others after Congress readjusted such benefits in 1977.
What part of speech is notch baby?
Notch baby is a noun.
What is the plural of notch baby?
The plural of notch baby is notch babies.

Words near notch baby in the dictionary

  1. notaulix
  2. notaulus
  3. NOTC
  4. notch
  5. notch babies
  6. notch baby
  7. notch count
  8. notch counts
  9. notch filter
  10. notch filters
  11. notch girdle

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