aughts
Decade after Y2K
The aughts are the years 2000 through 2009—the decade whose years contain "aught" (zero) in the tens place: Music changed dramatically in the aughts.
The term follows the pattern of twenties, thirties, etc., though it never gained universal acceptance.
Some say "the two-thousands" instead.
Aught as a word for zero is old-fashioned but persists in phrases like aught-six for 2006 or 1906.
Calendar-rollover computer problem
- iPodCupertino's music device
- FacebookDominant social media platform
- MySpaceFirst major social network
- 9/112001 terrorist attacks
Iraq War · Hurricane Katrina · Barack Obama · smartphone · WiFi · Bluetooth · Afghanistan · Enron
Filmed unscripted programming
- American IdolBroadcast singing contest
- emoConfessional rock subgenre
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
- bloggingWriting online regularly
vlogging · YouTube · social media · texting · iTunes · mp3 · flash mobs · Harry Potter
Folding cellular handsets
- MySpaceFirst major social network
- emoConfessional rock subgenre
- frosted tipsLightened hair extremities
- MSN MessengerMicrosoft's discontinued chat client
Britney Spears · Napster · LiveJournal · GameCube · TRL · Bratz · AIM · low-rise jeans
Symbols for nothing
- naughtsZeros, written as circles
- ciphersEncoded messages or zeroes
- nullsAbsent value markers
- nothingNot any thing
nil · goose eggs · blanks · placeholders
Y2K
Calendar-rollover computer problem
9/11 · Iraq War · Hurricane Katrina · Barack Obama · smartphone · WiFi · Bluetooth · Afghanistan · Enron · SARS
reality TV
Filmed unscripted programming
- American IdolBroadcast singing contest
- emoConfessional rock subgenre
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
blogging · vlogging · YouTube · social media · texting · iTunes · mp3 · flash mobs · Harry Potter · Avatar
flip phones
Folding cellular handsets
- MySpaceFirst major social network
- emoConfessional rock subgenre
- frosted tipsLightened hair extremities
Britney Spears · MSN Messenger · Napster · LiveJournal · GameCube · TRL · Bratz · AIM · low-rise jeans · trucker hats
zeros
Symbols for nothing
nothing · nil · goose eggs · blanks · placeholders
aughtssomething
An unspecified object or matter
everything · all · plenty · multitude · abundance
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