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youngie

youngie noun: a young person.

Noun

youngie (plural youngies)

  1. (informal) A young person.
    • '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
    • 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

Forms of youngie

pluralyoungies

Origin of youngie

From young + -ie.

Words that rhyme with youngie

Questions about youngie

What does youngie mean?
Youngie means a young person.
What part of speech is youngie?
Youngie is a noun.
What is the plural of youngie?
The plural of youngie is youngies.

Words near youngie in the dictionary

  1. younghede
  2. younghood
  3. Younghusband
  4. Younghusbands
  5. Youngian
  6. youngie
  7. youngies
  8. youngify
  9. youngin
  10. younging
  11. younginid

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