Ninetysomething

noun, num, slang

noun, num, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person between 90 and 99 years old. colloquial

    "She was a sprightly ninetysomething."

Numeral
  1. 1
    An indeterminate value between 90 (inclusive) and 100 (exclusive). colloquial

Synonyms

All synonyms
nonagenariannonagenarian

Example

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"She was a sprightly ninetysomething."

Etymology

From ninety + -something.

Related phrases

one hundred

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