What does "two-thousandsies" mean?

The decade that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009.

What is a synonym for "two-thousandsies"?

Common synonyms include: noughties, oughties, oughts.

Two-thousandsies

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Noun

1
The decade that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009. humorous, informal, plural, plural-only

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noughties oughties oughts

Etymology

From two thousands + -ies; the suffix -ies is used to form consistency with terms for recent previous decades, such as nineties, eighties, seventies, etc.

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