decades young

English

Noun

decades young pl (plural only)

1. (euphemistic, humorous) Decades old.
   • 1956, The Santa Fe Magazine, volume 50, page 18:

     Gaily-garbed Indians and an historical diamond-stacked locomotive, nearly nine decades young, featured a public program there.

   • 1977, American chemistry: bicentennial, page 220:

     The distinguished biochemist William C. Rose, now almost nine decades young, Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry at Illinois, has provided a first-hand account of the functioning of the Illinois 25 Department under Adams.

   • 1985, Virginia Review, volume 73, page 29:

     At some eight decades young (born 1908 according to the Hornbook of Virginia History), he discussed history as he saw and lived it.

   • 2001, New York Sportsman, volume 30, issues 1-4, page 81:

     This is wade fishing of the finest order, and at eight decades young, Bill Meshanic, the sage of the Finger Lakes Chapter of Trout Unlimited, is its biggest fan.

Coordinate terms

• years young