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- noun A person who is between 10-12
years ofage and is about to enter their teenage years.
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Examples
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Disney's pre-teen original movie "Lemonade Mouth" spawned a popular band that's topping music charts and being sought after for concerts.
Disney Savors Its Lemonade Ethan Smith 2011
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My crime was being an immigrant pre-teen in the Chicago public school system.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Enough with the Ridiculous Hyperbole! 2010
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She didn't appreciate the simple things in life until she returned as a ghost to Grover's Corners, relived one day as her 12-year-old self, and asked the question all pre-teen girls agonize over while performing Emily's big monologue at theater camp: "Does anyone ever realize life while they live it?"
Teresa Strasser: I'll Miss You, Toxins Teresa Strasser 2011
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Osama was a pre-teen when his father was killed in a plane crash in 1968.
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She didn't appreciate the simple things in life until she returned as a ghost to Grover's Corners, relived one day as her 12-year-old self, and asked the question all pre-teen girls agonize over while performing Emily's big monologue at theater camp: "Does anyone ever realize life while they live it?"
Teresa Strasser: I'll Miss You, Toxins Teresa Strasser 2011
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My mother took his sudden death as a spiritual wake up call and dragged herself and her two pre-teen daughters to a little Baptist church, where we heard and later responded to the gospel.
Christine A. Scheller: I'm A Child Of Urban Ministry, Literally And Spiritually Christine A. Scheller 2011
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These hairstyles were pretty much pre-teen years because by the age of twelve and up my mother definitely heard some complaints on her skills.
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It is a dark and disturbing exploration of abuse, androgyny and the pre-teen brutality of boys.
ARE VAMPIRES A DYING BREED? | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews 2009
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Most families at some point have at least one teen or pre-teen whose room resembles a landfill.
Clean Your Room…or Else Sue Shellenbarger 2012
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She didn't appreciate the simple things in life until she returned as a ghost to Grover's Corners, relived one day as her 12-year-old self, and asked the question all pre-teen girls agonize over while performing Emily's big monologue at theater camp: "Does anyone ever realize life while they live it?"
Teresa Strasser: I'll Miss You, Toxins Teresa Strasser 2011
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