teens
the numbers 13 through 19, especially in a progression, as the 13th through the 19th years of a lifetime or of a given or implied century.
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An 18-year-old Swedish rapper/Internet meme has inspired legions of impressionable teens to get based in bucket hats.
The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’ | Marlow Stern | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat is the suicide rate of Christian teens relative to transgender ones?
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around | Jay Michaelson | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWitnesses said the girls were in their late teens and had been accompanied by a man who left soon after the blast.
The New Face of Boko Haram’s Terror: Teen Girls | Nina Strochlic | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Pro Publica recently noted, blacks age 15 to 19 have a 21 times greater chance of being killed by the police than white teens.
Brute is the story of Mac and Jesse, two disenfranchised teens who turn to robbing houses as a form of recreation and quick cash.
Nitehawk Shorts Festival: ‘Brute,’ a Twisted Take on Playing in the Dark | Julia Grinberg | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
But she was half a dozen years older than de Brus, who was still in his teens and was never distinguished for enterprise.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonThere was a Miss Mayblunt, no longer in her teens, who looked at the world through lorgnettes and with the keenest interest.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinMoreover, let it be remembered she was at this time not a girl in her teens, but a woman of nearly forty-four.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician | Frederick NiecksThe Fairy Prince was nearing home at last, and a tall, shy maid in her teens was glad that he was on the way.
Maid Sally | Harriet A. CheeverThen Betsy would redden and toss her head, for, like most girls in their early teens, she wished to be thought older than she was.
Napoleon's Young Neighbor | Helen Leah Reed
British Dictionary definitions for teens
/ (tiːnz) /
the years of a person's life between the ages of 13 and 19 inclusive
all the numbers that end in -teen
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