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twirties

twirties noun: the age range from age 20 through age 39.

Noun

twirties pl (plural only)

  1. (informal, plural, plural-only) The age range from age 20 through age 39.
    • Our Friday evening visit saw a predictable crowd of Magners-swilling, besuited gents being eyed up by glammed-up women in their twirties.2007, Time Out London Bars, Pubs and Clubs, page 150
    • As such the site may appeal equally to young travellers, for example eighteen to thirty year olds, twenty to thirty nine year olds (“twirties”), single persons, solo travellers, families and even persons travelling with animals/pets.2013, C.P. Newlands, M.J. Boyle, Process and system for active communication using social media (U.S. Patent US20130282494A1)

Origin of twirties

Blend of twenties + thirties.

Questions about twirties

What does twirties mean?
Twirties means the age range from age 20 through age 39.
What part of speech is twirties?
Twirties is a noun.

Words near twirties in the dictionary

  1. twirls one's moustache
  2. twirls one's thumbs
  3. twirly
  4. twirp
  5. twirps
  6. twirties
  7. twiscar
  8. twiscars
  9. twise
  10. Twisp
  11. Twiss

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