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From ninety +‎ -something.

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ninetysomething

  1. (colloquial) An indeterminate value between 90 (inclusive) and 100 (exclusive).
    Coordinate terms: twentysomething, thirtysomething, fortysomething, fiftysomething, sixtysomething, seventysomething, eightysomething, hundredsomething

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ninetysomething (plural ninetysomethings)

  1. (colloquial) A person between 90 and 99 years old.
    She was a sprightly ninetysomething.

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