| 释义 |
teendom, n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈtiːndəm|, U.S. |ˈtind(ə)m|
[‹ teen n.2 + -dom suffix.]
The state or condition of being a teenager. Also (with sing. concord): teenagers collectively.
1948Washington Post 7 Feb. b14 (advt.) Look at the good news that attracts the glamour girls of Teendom to our Teen Circle! 1962Amer. Q. 14 155 This ambiguous commitment of the American people to the aggressive ‘spontaneity’ of teendom..has its most adverse effect in the confused and confusing directives that devolve from it upon American youth. 1986Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 27 July 41/7 Teendom is the bread and butter of the moviemaker's market. 1992A. Maupin Maybe Moon viii. 96 This kid..conquered Hollywood at ten and gave it up for the simple joys of teendom in New England. 2003Evening News (Edinburgh) (Nexis) 6 Feb. Her sister Debbie (Danielle Harris) epitomises US teendom—self-obsessed, ratty, cool with cosmetics, bored. |