Quarenteen
Definition: a teenager during the COVID-19 pandemic
Do you know a “quarenteen?” It’s another word that’s been observed by Cambridge Dictionary – but hasn’t been added quite yet. If it is added, quarenteen will be a homophone for the word “quarantine.” It’ll also be a compound noun of “quarantine” and “teenager.”
How to use it: My sister is a quarenteen and spends a lot of time on TikTok.
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