Eightysomething
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech numeral
Quick meaning: Eightysomething is a numeral meaning (colloquial) An indeterminate value between 80 (inclusive) and 90 (exclusive).
Meaning
(colloquial) An indeterminate value between 80 (inclusive) and 90 (exclusive).
More Meanings
- (colloquial) A person between 80 and 89 years old.
Example Sentences
She was a sprightly eightysomething.
There in the doorway stood an eightysomething Las Vegas showgirl.
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.
Word Forms
- eighty-something
- eightysomethings
Synonyms for eightysomething
Depending on context, synonyms include octogenarian, octogenary.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include old-old, geriatric, boomer, oldster, ager, geezerdom.
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