What's a name for this decade? 2000-2009?

Question

The 1980s were called the "eighties", the 1990s the "nineties", and we still refer to them as that today. But for this decade, we just say we're in the "21st century" or the "current decade".

I've heard tell of the "noughties" but that sounds too much like "nineties" (i.e. the seventies, eighties, nineties, noughties....NO) and it also just sounds stupid.

Any suggestions? And what will we call the 2010s?

TYF....emm...sorry to burst your "intelligence" bubble, but in 2010 BC (Before Christ) i somehow DOUBT that they called it 2010 BEFORE CHRIST back then when it was 2,010 years BEFORE CHRIST...DUH

Answer 1

It's known as the noughty's in the UK

Answer 2

I've heard "the oughts..." And 2010's will be "the tens."

Can't you find a source on HISTORICAL dates (1500's AD, 2010 BC, etc.) that refer to decades in the same fashion we call our current decades the eighties, nineties, etc.?

Has anyone else noticed that we're mostly through this decade, yet we seem to have avoided calling it anything?

But oldies radio stations of the future will have to choose... they'll be playing oldies music from the eighties, nineties, and oughts.

Answer 3

This decade is called the "2000's." The next dacade will be called the 2010's just like during the 20th Century, that span of time was called, the 1910's.

Answer 4

I live in the UK,but haven't heard it being called the noughties,but then I don't get out much....I refer to it as zero1,zero2,etc,now zero7,so I think the" Zero Years" has a ring to it!

Answer 5

The ipod age

Answer 6

Ten ups

Answer 7

we could call it the 29 ers

Answer 8

James. P. Wellington

Answer 9

the countdown to nuclear holocaust age!

Answer 10

the naughtys.