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nineties

The correct spelling is nineties.

How to pronounce nineties

noun

Say it like: Nin-etee-s

The correct spelling is nineties. Plural of ninety For example: "I found myself attracted to his mullet even though it struck me as needlessly nineties."

Usage Examples

I found myself attracted to his mullet even though it struck me as needlessly nineties.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Plural of ninety
  2. 2.The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.
  3. 3.The decade of one's life from age 90 through age 99.
  4. 4.(temperature, rates) The range between 90 and 99.

adjective

  1. 1.From or evoking the 91st through 100th years of a century (chiefly the 1990s).

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