"twenty-firster" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twenty-firsters [plural]
Etymology: twenty-first + -er Etymology templates: {{suf|en|twenty-first|er}} twenty-first + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} twenty-firster (plural twenty-firsters)
  1. (informal) A person's 21st birthday. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-twenty-firster-en-noun-tiSlDSz2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er

Inflected forms

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