is aughties a real word?

aughties
(noun) : the years 2000 through 2009

Here in the United States, we spent New Year’s weekend bidding good riddance to the awful, awful aughties — a miserable decade of bubbles and busts, rising health care bills and soaring deficits, domestic terror attacks and overseas quagmires. —Ross Douthat, New York Times, 1/4/2010

is that what the decade shall be termed, the aughties, surely not? Grandpa, you are a word smith, help us out.

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
aughties
(noun) : the years 2000 through 2009

Here in the United States, we spent New Year’s weekend bidding good riddance to the awful, awful aughties — a miserable decade of bubbles and busts, rising health care bills and soaring deficits, domestic terror attacks and overseas quagmires. —Ross Douthat, New York Times, 1/4/2010

is tha ...[text shortened]... e decade shall be termed, the aughties, surely not? Grandpa, you are a word smith, help us out.

Originally posted by Ice Cold
it's a slang term, aught meaning zero. the aughties is this past decade. It's a word wannabe.

Originally posted by expuddlepirate
aught aught not be a word.

If people adopt the expression it is a word!

Every now and then new words are integrated in living languages. And even in dead ones since people invent Latin words.

Originally posted by Ponderable
If people adopt the expression it is a word!

Every now and then new words are integrated in living languages. And even in dead ones since people invent Latin words.

Originally posted by expuddlepirate
Invented latin words? That is sillious maximus.

Originally posted by expuddlepirate
Invented latin words? That is sillious maximus.

Noli nothis permittere te terere

Originally posted by Seitse
Noli nothis permittere te terere

deus ex machina habeus corpus in spiritus sanctum.

Originally posted by Blackamp
deus ex machina habeus corpus in spiritus sanctum.

Originally posted by mikelom
Idnat agud ide afor incrementumingatthailongwom.

Apres tout, deus dat incrementum.

mikelom in tablino bebat?? 😉

Originally posted by Seitse
Quid?

Originally posted by jimslyp69
...pro quo.