two-thousandsies

noun

The decade that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009.

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Meanings

nountwo-thousandsies pl (plural only)
  1. humorousinformalpluralplural onlyThe decade that began on January 1, 2000 and ended on December 31, 2009.

Origin

From two thousands + -ies; the suffix -ies is used to form consistency with terms for recent previous decades, such as nineties, eighties, seventies, etc.

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