What is the 2000's nicknamed? I know that the 1980's is nicknamed the "Eighties" and the 1990's is nicknamed the "Nineties". What would be a name for the 2000's?

the noughties

I call it the "2000's" or the O's.

This has come up many a time on this board already, and I call the decade the "00s".

i'd say (the 2000's) is short and simple enough. there's no need for a nickname

I'd call it "The Apocalypse Decade", because it sure looks like it. With gas prices skyrocketing, the whole Middle East at war, and Dubya (a supposed Christian) orchestrating, the only thing left would be the Cubs winning the Series. (Thank God that won't happen this year. ;D)

I call it....01, 02, 03...I'm sure I'll start up with the Twenty-Ten, Twenty-Twelve..then maybe in 40 years..we'll all be calling the 2000's the TwentyHundreds...looool...since we call the 00's of last century the nineteen hundreds.... I'm confusing myself :D

This has come up many a time on this board already, and I call the decade the "00s".



Same here.

The first half of the early 2000s.

I call it the "2000's" or the O's.


I call it the 00s, because the 2000's also refers to the entire 21st century.  8)

I just call it the 2000's, even though I KNOW it can refer to the decade, century, and even millenium. Just seems simple and any other word I have heard doesn't make a lot of sense. Come to think of it, I don't know what we will call the 2010-2012 period..I think 2013-2019 will be called the "teens" and then starting with 2020 we will just call those the twenties, thirties, etc. Whatever century is closest past or present we will name the decade. Now for example, we still talk of "the fifties" as almost without a doubt in reference to the NINETEEN fifties, though we are actually just as close to the 2050s. Even the 20s, 30s, and 40s are now most likely only refering to the 20th century. By the time we reach those decades in this century, the 1920s, 30s, 40s, etc will be far enough in the past that those will be the nineteen-whatevers and "the thirties" will mean 2030-2039. Just like "the nineties", we are refering to the recent 1990s..but a hundred years ago the 1990s were only talked about in science fiction and talking about the future, so "the nineties" meant the Gay Nineties or the 1890s. A hundred years from now "the nineties" will only refer to the 2090s. Other "nineties" will have to have the century proceeded.
Anyway..does anyone even know what we called the 1900-1909 and 1910-1919 period other than "turn of the century", "fin de seicle", WWI decade"? Were they CALLED the Nineteen hundreds or teens, etc?? Just curious. I have no idea even though my grandparents were born in that era.

I call em the 00's. ( oh oh's )    "Two Thousands" sounds to generic to me.

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Dave.

2000-2009="The O's"
2010-2019="The 10's"
etc

There has been huge debate over what to call this decade.  Personally, to me it doesnt really matter much since this decade completely sucks anyway.  And ill still end up calling it "the crap decade".  but really, as im sure other people have said, there really is no name for it.

There has been huge debate over what to call this decade.  Personally, to me it doesnt really matter much since this decade completely sucks anyway.  And ill still end up calling it "the crap decade".  but really, as im sure other people have said, there really is no name for it.


Yeah and i bet people would probably be saying that about the 10s and so on...  ::)

There has been huge debate over what to call this decade.  Personally, to me it doesnt really matter much since this decade completely sucks anyway.  And ill still end up calling it "the crap decade".  but really, as im sure other people have said, there really is no name for it.


"Apocalypse" or "Dystopia" works fine, since this is generally the worst decade to live in since the 1930's.

"Apocalypse" or "Dystopia" works fine, since this is generally the worst decade to live in since the 1930's.

One reason to call it the "O's" is that it could mean the "Oh No!" decade. ;D

"Apocalypse" or "Dystopia" works fine, since this is generally the worst decade to live in since the 1930's.


Wow, I honestly couldent agree with you more, only ive been saying its the worst decade since the 50's, but the 30's sucked just as bad :P

But I wouldent call it the Apocalypse, its more like just the beginning of the Apocalypse.  Year after year im sure it will continue to get worse until the end finnaly does happen, then its the Apocalypse :P

"Apocalypse" or "Dystopia" works fine, since this is generally the worst decade to live in since the 1930's.


Outside pop culture, the 00s are arguably the best decade to live in in history. I think the situation with regards to poverty etc. hasn't worsened as much as doomsayers say it is, and is improving in many areas (though remains a massive problem), and on the whole, we're living longer, have more leisure time, and are less vulnerable to things like natural disasters than ever.

hell on earth

hell on earth




"oh no's"  :o

"Apocalypse" or "Dystopia" works fine, since this is generally the worst decade to live in since the 1930's.


lol right.  ::)

I admit, this decade and century and millenium even, have been disappointing. But before we galk about how great and glitzty the 80s and 90s were they had their flaws. And while the decade overall in the 90s was one of prosperity and RELATIVE peace, if you are old enough to remember the early 90s were much like the 2000s economically. Layoffs, cuts, outsourcing (usually to temp agencies rather than India though), corporate mishandlings..all part of 1990-93. I remember thinking in high school how there is no way I'd have a good job after college..but boy did that change. And the 80s? When we think of 80s we think of the fat years, 84-88 or so. The first few years of the 80s were a disaster waiting to hapen. All in all though, yeah I may put this decade at the bottom of the list of recent ones..and even my parents who have lived through over 6 of them, would say the same. Hope the TEENS are better!

"Apocalypse" or "Dystopia" works fine, since this is generally the worst decade to live in since the 1930's.



eh..There o.k.