'tween
adj, noun, prep, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Alternative form of tween (“a tweenager”). alt-of, alternative
"Known as ‘tweens in the marketing world, youngsters in this age group are spending like never before, $90 billion a year, by one estimate. […] Today’s ‘tweens make for picky, fickle shoppers with a keen awareness of what’s hot and a hankering to look more grown-up than they are."
- 1 Alternative form of tween alt-of, alternative
- 1 Alternative form of tween (“tweenage”). alt-of, alternative
"Teen and ‘tween consumers will be spending more than $76 billion this year on shoes and apparel that doesn’t come from the top designers."
- 1 in between wordnet
- 1 Apheretic form of between.
"“Skunks first colonized this land in 1794. With the arrival of European settlers, an uneasy truce was established tween man and skunk. Gifts were exchanged. Treaties were struck... and broken. A feud ignited, resulting in the Battle of Skunktown.”"
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More examples"“Skunks first colonized this land in 1794. With the arrival of European settlers, an uneasy truce was established tween man and skunk. Gifts were exchanged. Treaties were struck... and broken. A feud ignited, resulting in the Battle of Skunktown.”"
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