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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of juvie. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   to come (while doing something else) auxiliary

   "Ojapukai ouvy."

2. 2
   to hang transitive
3. 3
   to strangle transitive
4. 4
   to suffocate transitive
5. 5
   to choke transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

bincalaboosejailjuvenilejuvenile hallyouth detention centre

Etymology

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

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