50s

Noun

Meaning

The decade of the 1950s.
Synonyms: 1950s, fifties

Temperatures from 50 to 59 degrees.

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Phrases with the word

Examples

The 50s face was angry, the 60s face was well-fed, the 70s face was foxy. Perhaps it was the right expression: there was a lot to be wary about. Keith Waterhouse

Men are able to sustain a career into their 50s and 60s and still present themselves as sex symbols. With women, on the other hand, people say, 'Why doesn't she retire?' Tracy Chapman

Even though it was the 70s, we found old stocks of clothes that had never been worn from the 50s and took them apart. I started to teach myself how to make clothes from that kind of formula. Vivienne Westwood

We moved into the back, made it into a little 50s sitting room and started to sell the records. We had an immediate success. For one thing, these Teddy Boys were thrilled to buy the records. Vivienne Westwood

I often meet adults in their 30s, 40s, or 50s who, as soon as they recognize me, suddenly become six years old again. Clayton Moore

I'm someone who's done the opposite of whatever the received wisdom is, to keep your career going into your 50s. Elizabeth McGovern