juvie
AmericanEtymology
Origin of juvie
First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening and alteration
Example Sentences
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We don’t need to guess the Q words, since all such solution words also have the letter U. That makes juvie our best guess.
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2022
A troubled teen opts for church summer camp over a stretch in juvie in the inspirational 2021 musical romance “A Week Away.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2021
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
“I’d have just gotten juvie and counseling—but yeah, I get your point.”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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