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Juvie

//ˈd͡ʒuːvi// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of juvenile hall (youth detention centre). colloquial, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent. colloquial, countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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