[Ads-l] [Non-DoD Source] twentysomething (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill CIV (US)]

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Wasn't the TV show "Thirtysomething"?

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> The middle-aged may recall that the age-related twentysomething" was popularized by the circa 1990 TV series of the same name - which
> appears to have left precious little trace on the Net that I can find quickly.
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> Here it means "twenty [some-] odd" or "some twenty":
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> CNN crawl:
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> "20 something dissidents were detained by Cuban authorities."
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> JL
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