twentysomething

adjective

twen·ty·some·thing | \ ˈtwen-tē-ˌsəm(p)-thiŋ

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: having an age of 20 to 29 years old a twentysomething professional … delves into the nightlives of twentysomething Easterners trying to survive as out-of-work actors in Los Angeles.— Joe Fox also : of or relating to people in their twenties … many of the new songs evoke typical twentysomething drama. — Rolling Stone

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Recent Examples on the Web Even though he's won an Oscar, four Grammys, two Golden Globes, and scored more than 100 movies, the largely twentysomething crowd at Coachella probably couldn't pick Zimmer out of the crowd of his own 66-person band. — Matt Miller, Esquire, "Why Hans Zimmer Emerged From Behind the Screen," 11 May 2017

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“Twentysomething.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twentysomething. Accessed 28 Feb. 2021.

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