Meanings
plural twentysomethings · alternative twenty-something · alternative 20-something
- informalA person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties.
This is the twentysomething generation, those 48 million young Americans ages 18 through 29 who fall between the famous baby boomers and the boomlet of children the baby boomers are producing.
1990 July 16, David M. Gross, Sophfronia Scott, “Proceeding With Caution”, in TIME, archived from the original on 04 Mar 20251 more example
A 2025 phenomenon involving teenagers and masturbatory twentysomethings with limited education and experience given the authority to tell five-star generals, former presidents, cabinet secretaries, academics, and ambassadors how to do their jobs.
2025 March 24, David Gardner, “‘You’ve Been Doged!’ Now Musk’s Goons Have Their Own Word”, in The Daily Beast, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2025Synonyms: vicenarian
alternative twenty-something · alternative 20-something
- not comparableAged between twenty and thirty.
The members of The Dope Show are pretty normal looking twentysomething guys and gals with nothing to prove.
2008 March 27, Deanna Uutela, “Sweet Dope”, in Ted Taylor, editor, Eugene Weekly, volume XXVII, number 13, Eugene, Ore.: What’s Happening Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 32, column 42 more examples
You may feel as inexperienced as a twentysomething woman just starting out, but it’s not too late to make changes.
1993, Esther M. Berger with Connie Church Hasbun, “Introduction . . . Finances, Femininity, and Fear”, in Money Smart: Secrets Women Need to Know about Money Matters—from Saving to Planning to Investing, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, published October 1994, →ISBN, page 25Coristine is one of a team of teenage and twentysomething software engineers, apparently conscripted by Musk in his largely unchecked war against bureaucracy.
2025 February 7, Josie Ensor, “Meet Elon Musk’s ‘baby-faced assassins’ leading Doge takeover”, in The Times, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person whose age is between twenty and twenty-nine years, inclusive; someone in their twenties.
numeralBetween twenty and thirty.
Origin
Translations
Czech dvacátník, dvacátnice
- dvacátníkperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- dvacátniceperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Dutch twintiger
- twintigerperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Esperanto dudekjarulo, dudekkelkjarulo
- dudekjaruloperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- dudekkelkjaruloperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Finnish kaksikymppinen, kaksikymppinen
- kaksikymppinenperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- kaksikymppinenaged between twenty and twenty-nine
French vingtenaire, vingtenaire
- vingtenaireperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- vingtenaireaged between twenty and twenty-nine
German Twen, jemand in den Zwanzigern
- Twenperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- jemand in den Zwanzigernperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- Zwanzigerperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Hungarian huszonéves, húszas éveiben járó
- huszonévesperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- húszas éveiben járóperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- huszonvalahány évesperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Polish dwudziestolatek, dwudziestolatka
- dwudziestolatekperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- dwudziestolatkaperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- dwudziestokilkulatekperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- dwudziestokilkulatkaperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- dwadzieścia ileśbetween twenty and twenty-nine
Portuguese vicenário, vicenária
- vicenárioperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- vicenáriaperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Spanish veinteañero, veinteañera
- veinteañeroperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- veinteañeraperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
- veinteañeroaged between twenty and twenty-nine
- veintitantosbetween twenty and twenty-nine
Tagalog dalawampuin
- dalawampuinperson aged between twenty and twenty-nine
Cite this entry
twentysomething. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twentysomething
“twentysomething.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twentysomething. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twentysomething,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twentysomething.
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