juvie

Definitions


[ˈdʒuːvi], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a detention centre or court for juvenile offenders
(e.g: he must transform his life to avoid going to juvie)

- a youth or teenager, especially one involved in disorder or criminal offences
(e.g: three male juvies stole 13 bottles of liquor from the location)


Phrases:

Origin:
1940s: abbreviation of juvenile




definition by Oxford Dictionaries