seventysomething

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From seventy +‎ -something.

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seventysomething

  1. (colloquial) An indeterminate value between 70 (inclusive) and 80 (exclusive).
    Coordinate terms: twentysomething, thirtysomething, fortysomething, fiftysomething, sixtysomething, eightysomething, ninetysomething, hundredsomething

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seventysomething (plural seventysomethings)

  1. (colloquial) A person between 70 and 79 years old.
    She was a sprightly seventysomething.

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