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noughties

British

/ ˈnɔːtɪz /

plural noun

informal the years from 2000 to 2009

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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.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 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

I am told he argues that while confronting, in the late noughties, the biggest financial crisis since the 1930s, he sought Epstein's expertise in the national interest.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 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

For many '90s and noughties kids, the boyband Blue were part of growing up.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

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