nyoung
/njʌŋ/(also nyung, nyong) United States regional (southern, among African-Americans) and Caribbean. Now rare
adjective
In speech and representations of speech: young or inexperienced.
Origin
Mid 19th century. Representing a colloquial pronunciation of young, with intrusive n-.
- tenfold
- ten-gallon hat
- tenge
- Teng Hsiao-p'ing
- tenia
- Teniers, David
- Ten Lost Tribes of Israel
- ten-minute rule
- Tenn.
- Tennant Creek
- tennantite
- tenner
- Tennessean
- Tennessee
- Tennesseean
- Tennessee Valley Authority
- Tennessee Walking Horse
- Tenniel, Sir John
- tennies
- tennis
- tennis bracelet
- tennis court
- tennis elbow
- tennis shoe
- Tenno