What is this decade known as? If there where the eighties, nineties and so on, what are we in, the zeros?

Answer 1

The Two Thousands (2000's) - Seems obvious when you think about it, and I have seen it used in some places already, but not exactly the most mathematically sound, since technically the years 2000-2999 could all be called the 2000's as well.
The Ohs (0's) - Nice short and simple, has a bit of a street slang quality to it. May take hold better after this decade is over, like "Hey remember back in the Ohs when the only thing we worried about was insane terrorists? Life was a lot simpler back in the Ohs."
The Zeros - Not quite as cool sounding but at least it is accurate. May take hold better in the future as well as in: "Look at that woman in the super low jeans, she is so stuck in the zeros."
The Oughts - This seems to be the popular way that people who lived in the 1900's refer to that decade. "The Spanish American War ended about ought-two" could easily change to "Brittany Spears career ended about ought-two"
The Naughts - Sticking with the 0's theme it might seem more appropriate to call this decade the Naught decade, a good pun on the "Not" decade, which is appropriate considering how badly this decade has gone so far.
The Oh-Ohs (00's) - A better pun than even "The Naughts". This one is my favorite.
"The Turn of the Century/Millennium" - This is another borrowed from the 1900's. It is pretty much a give that any late 20th century author who used the phrase "Back around the turn of the century", they were referring to some time between 1900 and 1910. Some convention like this could eventually become popular.
The (insert adjective or noun) Decade - Sometimes people refer to the 70's as the "Me" decade, and pretty much everyone understands what that means. Maybe someone will coin a good phrase that sums up this decade, and it will gain popular use. "The Terrorism Decade" seems obvious, but it is too dull and sad to really catch on. Between the tight security at airports and government buildings, the trade in personal information, the decline in privacy, the increase in corporate spying on their own employees, I am kind of inclined to offer "The Cavity Search Decade" as a suggestion. It is still too early in the decade to really decide on a definitive description.

Answer 2

A decade is a group of 10, a period of ten consecutive years. 2000 is 200 decades.

Answer 3

I love the chappie's before me (the onlg one) where he suggests the "Oh-ohs". That certainly gets my vote. I gave him a thumbs up/.

Answer 4

I think we should be like the people of last century and say "Back in aught-nine..." or "That happened back in aught-six." We'd be like grampa Simpson! :)

Answer 5

The 'noughties'

Answer 6

Its the naughties baby!