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juvie.

Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒuːvi//ˈd͡ʒyːvi/Multicultural-London-English
  1. Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).

    colloquial · countable · uncountable
  2. A minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent.

    colloquial · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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