"twentysomething" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twentysomethings [plural]
Etymology: From twenty + -something. Etymology templates: {{suffix|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 Categories (topical): Age, Twenty Synonyms: vicenarian Translations (aged between twenty and twenty-nine): dvacátník [masculine] (Czech), dvacátnice [feminine] (Czech), twintiger [neuter] (Dutch), kaksikymppinen (Finnish), vingtenaire [feminine, masculine, rare] (French), Twen [masculine] (German), huszonéves (Hungarian), 二十代 (nijūdai) (Japanese), 20대 (isipdae) (Korean), veintitantos [masculine] (Spanish), veinteañero [masculine] (Spanish), veinteañera [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-twentysomething-en-noun-KSzPCHH1 Disambiguation of Age: 70 30 Disambiguation of Twenty: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -something, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -something: 83 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: twenty-something, 20-something

Numeral

Etymology: From twenty + -something. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|twenty|something}} twenty + -something Head templates: {{head|en|numeral}} twentysomething
  1. Between twenty and thirty. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-twentysomething-en-num-8ndNRzVa Disambiguation of People: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: twenty-something, 20-something

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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