twentysomething
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈtwɛntiˌsʌmθɪŋ/
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- Jessie begins to look at a menu as she notices behind her a couple, white, twentysomething, who are arguing.
- twentysomething generation
- many twentysomethings
- cynical twentysomethings
Examples
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I answered a knock on the door to find an unfamiliar twentysomething looking up at me with a disarming seal-pup expression on his face.
Blog text (10) -
Over the past decade, the GOP brand has become decidedly uncool with millennials, to the point that many Republican-leaning twentysomethings are embarrassed to be associated with the party.
Blog text (3) -
Maybe most of the twentysomethings will ignore the advice.
Blog text (17) -
He is a likable twentysomething with a big mouth.
Fiction book (2001) -
Now the opposite is happening with "Girls," HBO's new show about New York twentysomethings.
Blog text (1) -
She sent off a clear signal, even in a pricey store filled mostly with other attractive twentysomething females.
Fiction book (1995) -
Rebecca Thorman, Modite, cited a lunch she had with a happily married, successful twentysomething.
Blog text (25) -
The bright cafe was bustling with local, attractive twentysomethings enjoying their coffee and chatting with friends.
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Cafes are packed with jeans-clad twentysomething entrepreneurs discussing their startup ideas.
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At the bar, young twentysomethings gathered to celebrate a friend's birthday with laughter and drinks.
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Etymology
A twentysomething combines twenty and something, with something meaning 'some number', so a twentysomething is a person who is in their twenties, between 20 and 29 years old.