eightysomething

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eightysomething

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From eighty + -something.

number eighty-something

  1. colloquial An indeterminate value between 80 (inclusive) and 90 (exclusive). There in the doorway stood an eightysomething Las Vegas showgirl.

noun eightysomethings · eighty-something

  1. colloquial A person between 80 and 89 years old. She was a sprightly eightysomething.

    Similar: octogenarian, octogenary

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noun a person between the ages of 80 and 89

Españoloctogenario, octogenaria
Françaisoctogénaire
DeutschAchtzigjährige, Achtzigjähriger
Ελληνικάογδοντάρης ogdontáris

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"eightysomething." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eightysomething. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{eightysomething_2026,
  title = {eightysomething},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eightysomething},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}