juvie

nounattested in dialogue

//ˈd͡ʒuːvi//
//ˈd͡ʒyːvi//

Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).

noun

1
Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).
2
A minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent.

Etymology

From juvenile + -ie with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.

Forms

plural: juvies

Justin · A male given name from Latin, popular in the English-speaking…Justine · A female given name from Latin.juvenile · Young; not fully developed.

juvie · Synonym of juvenile hall (a youth detention centre).

k · The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and…K · The eleventh letter of the English alphabet, called kay and…K9 · A trained police dog.

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.