twirtiesとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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twirties pl (複数形 only)

1. (informal) The age range from age 20 through age 39.
   • 2007, Time Out London Bars, Pubs and Clubs, page 150:

     Our Friday evening visit saw a predictable crowd of Magners-swilling, besuited gents being eyed up by glammed-up women in their twirties.

   • 2013, C.P. Newlands, M.J. Boyle, Process and system for active communication using social media (U.S. Patent US20130282494A1):

     As such the site may appeal equally to young travellers, for example eighteen to thirty year olds, twenty to thirty nine year olds (“twirties”), single persons, solo travellers, families and even persons travelling with animals/pets.

   • 2014, Ingrid Reinke, Twirty-Something: A Young Woman's Guide to Giant Underwear:

     But I'm being overdramatic about it because I need you to understand that boob sweat is a really real, really distressing thing that some unknown medical reason, that seems to exponentially increase in our twirties.

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