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twentysomethings

twentysomethings is the plural of twentysomething.

Meaning of twentysomething

Noun

twentysomething (plural twentysomethings)

  1. (informal) A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties.
    • This is the twentysomething generation, those 48 million young Americans ages 18 through 29 who fall between the famous baby boomers and the boomlet of children the baby boomers are producing.1990 July 16, David M. Gross, Sophfronia Scott, “Proceeding With Caution”, in TIME, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2025
    Synonyms:
    vicenarian

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Questions about twentysomethings

What is twentysomethings the plural of?
Twentysomethings is the plural of twentysomething.

Words near twentysomethings in the dictionary

  1. twentypence
  2. twentypenny
  3. twentyseven
  4. twentysix
  5. twentysomething
  6. twentysomethings
  7. twentythree
  8. twentytwo
  9. tweople
  10. twerk
  11. twerkalicious

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