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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".

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This was as close to being a viral sensation it got before we lived by the algorithm - starring in a three-minute Saturday morning segment of flicks, tricks and 'tekkers to the backdrop of early noughties beats.

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Since the noughties a slew of parking apps have risen to prominence, offering drivers plenty of options beyond the traditional multi-storey car park.

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Dries van Noten's Julian Klausner paid homage to the 1990s/early noughties with his maxi denim skirts with the must-have high split.

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But he was best known for playing the head nerd, Lewis Skolnick, in Revenge of the Nerds - which became one of the most popular film franchises of the 1980s, and the father of Lizzie McGuire in the noughties Disney Channel series.

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