nineties

Grunge era years

The nineties are the years from 1990 to 1999, or the numbers 90 through 99.

Someone in their nineties is between 90 and 99 years old.

The nineties without further context usually means the 1990s: I grew up in the nineties.

A temperature in the nineties falls between 90 and 99 degrees.

popculture

Friends

Nineties sitcom, six Manhattanites

  • TRLMaturity assessment scale
  • NickelodeonChildren's entertainment channel
  • PokémonCollectible fictional creatures

Seinfeld · MTV · Baywatch · Titanic · NSYNC · Hanson · TLC

nostalgia

Tamagotchi

Handheld virtual pet device

  • VHSAnalog tape format
  • mixtapeInformal song compilation
  • FurbiesElectronic plush creatures

beepers · dialup · Goosebumps · Discman · Walkman · cassette · scrunchies · rollerblades

decade

Y2K

Calendar-rollover computer problem

Clinton · Lewinsky · Dolly · Waco · Chechnya · NAFTA · Eurozone

grunge

flannel

Soft napped cloth

distortion · angst · slacker · fanzine · moshpit

dotcom

internet

Interconnected computer systems

  • bubbleAir-filled film sphere
  • startupNew business enterprise
  • IPOFirst public stock offering

NASDAQ · e-commerce · webmaster · HTML · Yahoo · AOL · Netscape · Amazon · eBay · bandwidth

Categories
Opposites
decade sequence

ninetiesforties

Numbers between 39-50

thirties · twenties · tens · eighties · seventies

age range

ninetiesinfancy

Earliest period of life

childhood · teens · twenties · youth · newborn

temperature range

ninetiesteens

Ages thirteen through nineteen

below zero · subzero · freezing · thirties · frigid

Phrases
Family

ninetieth

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G