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

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juvie (countable and uncountable, plural juvies)

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

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