Meanings
nounoughties pl (plural only)
- humorouspluralplural onlyrareA decade running from the first year of a century to the tenth.
Synonyms: 2000s (21st century), noughties
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA decade running from the first year of a century to the tenth.
Similar
2000s (21st century)noughties
Origin
Perhaps from nought and eighties.
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APA
oughties. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oughties
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“oughties.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oughties. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oughties,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oughties.
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