"teenagey" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more teenagey [comparative], most teenagey [superlative]
Etymology: teenage + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|teenage|y}} teenage + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} teenagey (comparative more teenagey, superlative most teenagey)
  1. (informal) Characteristic of teenagers. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-teenagey-en-adj-uWLCp~u~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

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