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teenage

1) n. A person between the ages of 12-20.
2) a. To perform an act or to behave in a manner most commonly associated with teenagers.
Adding a definition to this site was a very teenage thing to do.

Getting a mohawk would be a very teenage thing to do.

Getting drunk off 6 cans of beer, crashing your car, then crying when the police suspend your licence would be a very teenage thing to do.
by Hieronymous Bosch May 26, 2006
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Teenage

Teenage years, teenagehood, teenagers are western concepts. The term or its equivalent does not exist in Asia culture(s) or anywhere else really. You are either old enough or not. In most Asian cultures one can be an adult from 12-14 and official an adult from 15 upwards. Even in Native America, the concept of a "quinceanera".

Teen was original based off of the number 10 (ten). Hence, the numbers ending in -teen are all in tens. Originally people used to say "They are in their tens", just like "twenties, thirties, etc."
In more recent times the teen concept was created by the west, disregarding the original "tens" and replacing it with "teen" (based off the same etymology but definition has changed to refer to numbers ending in -teen).

Get your shit straight. We can say early tens, mid-tens, late tens too. What's wrong with you?
Being teenage is not a teenager, but a tenager
by Josech May 3, 2020
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Teenage

In our country we just have male and female/'women and children'

Sometimes 20s-30s ppl are called "youth"
(teenage (contd.))

(this is usually when the parents/family elders marry them off, although this is an increasingly autonomous choice today (especially for the men))

BUT

The pressure to marry and have children before she's 30 is still very much there*

*cz here family, parents (especially mother) and generally anyone older than you (firmly 'boomers' per US age standards)** is given divine worship by everyone (heck, we call even unrelated interactions as 'mom' 'older brother' 'older/younger sister' 'aunty' 'uncle' etc.)

And it's quite a religious worship for a supposedly secular country as 'Bharat "Mata"' ('mother' India)

As a result, we have Third Reich-style 'labour' policy for school, work n everything else in between at ALL ages/stages
by Hello-553669 December 27, 2025
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teenage dream

Living your best life while being a teenager. Like running away, having a great group of friends, running around at night, and so much more!
do you wanna run away and live a teenage dream with me
by alexis_zzy May 20, 2020
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Teenage Fever

A common symptom of “teenage fever” is simply indecisiveness, which leads to hesitation as a person is unsure whether romantic feelings are mutual, due to a lack of experience in the dating game.
John: " I'm not sure if sally likes me, we talk all the time and the vibes are perfect but I'm not sure if she feels the way I feel."

Ben: " Bro teenage fever is the worst"
by Facts007 September 12, 2017
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Teenage Disaster

Best spider gang member with the biggest meatiest biceps of the group
Person 1: I wonder what teenage disaster is doing rn
Person 2: he's probably lifting cars and seeing how far he can throw them
by czechyourpockets February 10, 2021
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Teenage Sattelites

Teenage Sattelites is a Blink-182 song off of their 2016 album California.

Come and fill the atmosphere! Woah! We're Teenage Sattelites! Woah! We're Teenage Sattelites!

-Blink 182
Bob: See that beautiful girl over there with that punk rocker boy? They're Teenage Sattelites.

Sam: I didn't know there was such a thing as a Teenage Sattelite. So, that's what teens look like from space.
by PWS27 May 10, 2017
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