adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of juvie as juvenile delinquent. alt-of, alternative, colloquial, not-comparable

   "bullied by the juvey kids"

2. 2
   Alternative spelling of juvie as juvenile hall (youth detention center). alt-of, alternative, colloquial, not-comparable

   "in and out of juvey over the years"

Synonyms

All synonyms

childlikejuvenilejuvenilejuvenile delinquent

Example

More examples

"in and out of juvey over the years"

Etymology

From juvenile + -ey with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.

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