juvie

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈd͡ʒuːvi/
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/ˈd͡ʒuːvi/ · /ˈd͡ʒyːvi/

Definition of juvie

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)Synonym of juvenile hall (youth detention centre).
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noun

  1. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)Synonym of juvenile hall (youth detention centre).
  2. (colloquial, countable, uncountable)A minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent.

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Etymology

From juvenile + -ie with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.

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