juvie
AmericanEtymology
Origin of juvie
First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening and alteration
Example Sentences
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Dunlap says he has never been to juvie, and he’s never been abused.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
Creed begins in 1998, when Adonis Creed is an adolescent in juvie with a natural talent for taking on kids twice his size.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2015
Seventeen years later, when she returns to the Hamptons as Emily, the same canine bounds up to her as if she never got sent to juvie!
From The Guardian ● May 25, 2012
I wonder if he has been to juvie before, but decide I don’t really care.
From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2012
“No, not jail. But they’d probably go to juvie court. And maybe they’ll learn a lesson that way.”
From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio
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