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noughties

noun
/ˈnɔːtiz/

Etymology

From nought (“zero”) + -ies (“plural of -y”), in imitation of the names of other decades (twenties, thirties, etc).

  1. inherited from nōwiht
  2. inherited from nought
  3. suffixed as noughties — “nought + ies”

Definitions

  1. The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine years…

    The decade consisting of the last year of the previous century and the first nine years of the next: from 1900 to 1909, 2000 to 2009, etc.

    • During the Naughty Noughties, Jim was worth between ten and twelve million dollars and his income was more than even he could reasonably spend.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of noughties.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA