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Meaning of eightysomething | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A person between 80 and 89 years old.

colloquial

Equivalents

Examples

“She was a sprightly eightysomething.”
“Instead of twentysomethings with one rare but curable disease, they find eightysomethings with many common chronic diseases that aren't curable.”
“Aunt Zena and Uncle Bill Druss are the coolest eightysomethings I know of, and I will gladly eat the early bird special or visit Sawgrass Mills with them anytime.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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