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noughties

a humorous name for the decade from 2000 to 2009, in imitation of the names of other decades, twenties, thirties, forties, etc.
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noughties

(ˈnɔːtɪz)
pl n
informal the years from 2000 to 2009
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noughties

pl (inf) das erste Jahrzehnt des dritten Jahrtausends, → Nullerjahre pl (rare), → Nulliger pl (rare)
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Lily Allensays she's surprised she's not dead after getting so "f***d up" during the height of her career in the noughties.
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Your memories of Ikon and Diva as club makes a comeback
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ONE of the biggest bands of the noughties is set to play a free gig at an intimate Huddersfield venue.
ONE of the biggest bands [...]
We reckon 12 or more out of 16 for the 90s shows a fine historical knowledge, and 15 out of 20 is good going for the noughties.
Quiz - can you name these Everton players of the nineties and noughties? If you score 100% in both of these Everton quizzes we reckon you're working for the club!
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Kook-ing up a storm at the Empire
And while the Noughties was all about black, white and beige, now saturated brights and ice-cream pastels come to the fore.
Boho is back; The Noughties trend is having a resurgence. KATIE WRIGHT rounds up the best boho buys to shop now
For everyone that holds Hot Fuss up as the album that defined the noughties, there is another person there to knock their street cred and remind you that they are - gulp-David Cameron's favourite group.
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So, to honour the shopping casualties of the past few decades, we're revisiting the shops that dominated kids' lives in the 80s, 90s and Noughties but are sadly no more.
Sign of the times; SPEND OF AN ERA A SHOPPING TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE Over the past three decades, children could lose hours browsing the shelves of many a high street store, whether dragged thre by parents or looking to spend pocket money
Speaking about the event, DJ Claudio -- who is resident DJ and co-founder at Nostalgia Parties -- said "for the first time we will be playing for you our favourite music strictly from the 2000s aka 'The Noughties', including some of the best Electro Pop, RnB, Indie Rock, Soulful House and more from the decade.
The Noughties music period returns
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