"twentysomething" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: twenty-something [alternative], 20-something [alternative]
Etymology: From twenty + -something. Etymology templates: {{af|en|twenty|-something}} twenty + -something Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} twentysomething (not comparable)
  1. Aged between twenty and thirty. Tags: not-comparable Translations (aged between twenty and twenty-nine): kaksikymppinen (Finnish), vingtenaire [rare] (French), ოცდარაღაცა წლის (ocdaraɣaca c̣lis) (Georgian), veinteañero (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-twentysomething-en-adj-kFbv9kWt

Noun

Forms: twentysomethings [plural], twenty-something [alternative], 20-something [alternative]
Etymology: From twenty + -something. Etymology templates: {{af|en|twenty|-something}} twenty + -something Head templates: {{en-noun}} twentysomething (plural twentysomethings)
  1. (informal) A person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties. Tags: informal Synonyms: vicenarian Translations (person aged between twenty and twenty-nine): dvacátník [masculine] (Czech), dvacátnice [feminine] (Czech), twintiger [neuter] (Dutch), dudekjarulo (Esperanto), dudekkelkjarulo (Esperanto), kaksikymppinen (Finnish), vingtenaire [feminine, masculine, rare] (French), Twen [masculine] (German), jemand in den Zwanzigern (German), Zwanziger (note: in context also) [masculine] (German), huszonéves (Hungarian), húszas éveiben járó (Hungarian), huszonvalahány éves (Hungarian), dwudziestolatek (Polish), dwudziestolatka (Polish), vicenário [masculine] (Portuguese), dvadesetogodisnjak [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), veinteañero [masculine] (Spanish), veinteañera [feminine] (Spanish), dalawampuin (Tagalog)
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Numeral

Forms: twenty-something [alternative], 20-something [alternative]
Etymology: From twenty + -something. Etymology templates: {{af|en|twenty|-something}} twenty + -something Head templates: {{head|en|numeral}} twentysomething
  1. Between twenty and thirty. Translations (between twenty and twenty-nine): ოცდარაღაცა (ocdaraɣaca) (Georgian), veintitantos (Spanish)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "dvacátnice"
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      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
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      "word": "twintiger"
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      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
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      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
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      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
      "word": "kaksikymppinen"
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      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
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      "word": "vingtenaire"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Twen"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
      "word": "jemand in den Zwanzigern"
    },
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
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      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
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    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
      "word": "húszas éveiben járó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
      "word": "huszonvalahány éves"
    },
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      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
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    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
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    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vicenário"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "person aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
      "word": "dalawampuin"
    }
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  "word": "twentysomething"
}

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      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "kaksikymppinen"
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      "sense": "aged between twenty and twenty-nine",
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