naught
noun
naughts
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pluralof naught.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But she said, if Morris Chestnut was the ideal black boyfriend of the ’90s and the naughts, aka urbane, upwardly mobile, suave, smooth, Lakeith is this generation’s black rom-com boyfriend, emotionally intelligent, creative, quirky, funny.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2019
Until the naughts, when I simply quit going.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2016
No. Right or wrong, the referee’s decision at the double naughts must stand.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2015
Rather, we’re in the midst of a two-decade period without universally agreed-upon names: the naughts, aughts, zeros, oh-ohs, or 2000s; tens, tweens and teens.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2013
Look, Peter, how she put faces in the naughts and turned the sevens into little sail- boats!
From Sisters by Kathleen Thompson Norris
