noughties
1 synonym for noughties, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The ten years made up of the last year of one century and the first nine of the next, such as 2000 to 2009.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
Formed from nought (“zero”) and -ies (“plural of -y”), modelled on the names of other decades such as twenties and thirties.
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