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- noun Plural form of
youngling .
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Examples
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It confuses the younglings, which is the main purpose of slang, no?
“The Last Colony” Auction Comment and Discussion Thread « Whatever 2006
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It confuses the younglings, which is the main purpose of slang, no?
“The Last Colony” Auction Comment and Discussion Thread « Whatever 2006
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"In the beginning for most Trainees, exactly 'cause they are younglings, that isn't always the case," Dethor put in.
Exile's Honor Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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"In the beginning for most Trainees, exactly 'cause they are younglings, that isn't always the case," Dethor put in.
Exile's Honor Lackey, Mercedes 2002
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The analogy being that the younglings are the teeth, the trained mage is the dragon.
Fiddler Fair Lackey, Mercedes 1998
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Upstairs in the Kid Zone, I watched costumed members of New York Jedi teach "younglings" how to use light sabers (please please please PLEASE still have that in five years when the Princeling is old enough!), and debated whether or not to ask a total stranger to take a photo of me standing with Chewbacca.
Meredith Lopez: Geek Bliss at the 2009 New York ComicCon 2009
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Having defended some of these yesterday, I'll take the time to say that every single line from Sin City deserved to be there, along with any line from Star Wars that featured the word 'younglings'.
Read this year's Oscar-nominated screenplays DAVID BISHOP 2008
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There were 70 year old ladies in button down wool sweaters sitting next to 12 year old skater "younglings".
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New personal goal: work the word "younglings" into as many conversations as humanly possible.
Pajiba 2010
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Who thought the word "younglings" was ever a good idea?
Pajiba 2010
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