teenagerdom

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From teenager +‎ -dom.

Noun[edit]

teenagerdom (uncountable)

  1. The state of being a teenager.
    • 2005, Meg Wolitzer, The Position, Vintage, published 2012, page 45:
      Holly poured the curved, cooked widgets of pasta into an enormous colander, and the water surged into the sink, sending up a wave of steam from which she recoiled, although in her teenagerdom and desire to cleanse herself, she suddenly realized that this was like a minifacial, and so she leaned over the sink, letting her pores open.
    • 2012, Joshua N Weiss, The Negotiator in You:
      Of course, negotiating with children as they move their way through childhood and teenagerdom takes a variety of skills.