-something
combining form in countable noun
a person whose age can be approximately expressed by a specified decade
(as modifier) ⇒
the thirty-something market
Origin
C20: from the US television series thirtysomething-somethinga word part indicating a position somewhere within a range of ten numbers, such as those making up a specified decade: ◆ the twenty-somethings love to party; ◆ there were fifty-something people at the wedding; ◆ it cost twenty-something dollars.
☞ something
-something
Suffix
- Indicating approximation, as in a range of numbers.
- He lives at 2-something fifty-something street, and he looks like he's thirty-something.
Etymology
From something