juvie
juvie · juvies
Synonym of juvenile hallSynonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).
/ˈd͡ʒuːvi/
» Have you ever been in juvie?
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2 senses(colloquial, countable, uncountable)Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).
Jugendknast
виправна колоніяvypravna kolonija
(colloquial, countable, uncountable)A minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent.
Examples
1 sentencesHave you ever been in juvie?
Translations
4 languagesУкраїнська
youth detention centre:
Deutsch
youth detention centre:
Origin
From juvenile + -ie with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/From juvenile + -ie with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.
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Forms
plural: juviesSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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