juvie

English

Alternative forms

• juvy, juvey

Etymology

From juvenile +‎ -ie with elision; morphologically analogous to bougie = bourgeoisie + -ie/-y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒuːvi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (MLE) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒyːvi/
• Rhymes: -uːvi

Noun

juvie (countable and uncountable, plural juvies)

1. (colloquial) Synonym of juvenile hall (youth detention centre).
2. (colloquial) A minor (youth); especially, synonym of juvenile delinquent.

Translations

youth detention centre

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 少年感化院 (shàonián gǎnhuà yuàn)

• French: établissement pénitentiaire pour mineurs m
• German: Jugendknast (de) m
• Italian: carcere minorile m
• Japanese: 少年施設 (shōnen shisetsu)
• Korean: 소년원(少年院) (ko) (sonyeonwon)
• Ukrainian: виправна колонія f (vypravna kolonija)