youngie
English
Etymology
young + -ie
Noun
youngie (plural youngies)
- (informal) A young person.
- 1993, Kate Jennings, Bad Manners, page 159:
- 'I don't want a man my age,' she said. 'They're too rigid. I want a youngie!'
- 2013, Richard Phillips, A Captain's Duty, →ISBN, page 42:
- I'm sure they have sensitivity training there the first week and you can get demerits for even implying that a youngie might tie a better knot.
- 2018, Vannetta Chapman, A Widow's Hope, →ISBN:
- You were definitely not as tall as Alton when you were a youngie.
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