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eightysomething

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

A person between 80 and 89 years old.

colloquial

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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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