"teener" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtiːnə/ [UK] Audio: En-au-teener.ogg [Australia] Forms: teeners [plural]
Rhymes: -iːnə(ɹ) Etymology: From teen + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|teen|er}} teen + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} teener (plural teeners)
  1. (dated) A teenager. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-teener-en-noun-oXRIn~PA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 69 31
  2. (US, slang) A sixteenth of an ounce of a drug. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-teener-en-noun-4NTjAipR Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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