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noughties

British

/ ˈnɔːtɪz /

plural noun

informal the years from 2000 to 2009

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The original star of the decade-long noughties movie franchise, now 36, revealed in November that he had sent a letter to McLaughlin, who then sent "a very sweet note back".

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

But as Wales' replacements jogged out ahead of their team for the start of the second half, the Allianz Stadium DJ launched into the Kaiser Chiefs' noughties shout-a-along I Predict a Riot.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

These peaked in 1968 and 1999, and U.S. secular equity bear markets followed in the 1970s and noughties, he notes.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 23, 2026

Millions flock to Bali every year in search of the spiritual Shangri-La promised in the noughties memoir and film Eat, Pray, Love.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Step Up, a noughties film about an underdog dancer having his day on the big stage, was put on the projector.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

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