Where the hell did the term "Tweens

[All-American-Badass]

come from? Seriously when i was in the age group that tweens are suppose to be, i was either a kid or a teenager. There was no transition, and that wasn't even 10 years ago. now you have these damn 11 and 12 year old saying "I'm not a kid, I'm a tween" you're a damn kid until you're 13. Then you're a teenager. I swear when I meet the person who invented the term "tween" I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind. Soon enough you're probably gonna have a clothing sections for tweens instead of them being in the kid section. It's fucking stupid.

[Chocomilk]

It came from animating.

[Sysko]

My guess is that it was the Disney Channel.

[Prinzy2]

Do people actually use that term in everyday life? The only time I even se the word is if I'm reading the fashion part of the newspaper, even then I still rarely see it.

[DumbassDude]

I'm not familiar with shitty American slang.

[Shikamarana]

Tweens is a flash animation technique. A lazy one, but it can be used for things.

[newgroundskeeperjim]

They already use the term as an age group in the TV guide.

[All-American-Badass]

At 8/22/09 07:26 PM, Sysko wrote: My guess is that it was the Disney Channel.

Though I doubt that it wouldn't surprise me if it was, seeing how they're ruining everything else

[YouLostTheGame]

Tweens was invented as a foreshadow of Twitter.

Probably.

[JackPhantasm]

At 8/22/09 07:28 PM, Shikamarana wrote: Tweens is a flash animation technique. A lazy one, but it can be used for things.

Animation is lazy period.

Just genetically engineer a talking dog.

[DumbassDude]

At 8/22/09 07:30 PM, JackPhantasm wrote: Animation is lazy period.

Just genetically engineer a talking dog.

Circles are a bitch to animate without tweens.

[All-American-Badass]

At 8/22/09 07:28 PM, newgroundskeeperjim wrote: They already use the term as an age group in the TV guide.

God help us all. We're doomed

[Cybersief]

At 8/22/09 07:26 PM, Sysko wrote: My guess is that it was the Disney Channel.

My guess too. Sounds like some shit Disney came up with. I actually think I heard it before once...

[Boxxy]

Someone probably thought it would be smart to call someone that's has 2 digits in their age but is younger that 13.

Idiots.

[LocoJoe]

I think its a play on words. InbeTWEEN being a kid and a teenager

[Redrapter]

I'm familiar with preteen, tween just sounds like a good name for an underaged NG user.

[Sinitech]

I've never heard this expression in my life.

If I ever hear that in real life, I will rip my spine out, out of sheer frustration and disgust.

[LDAF]

Looks like I'm late, but I still might as well say it: from flash animating.

[Blaze-Heatnix]

Tween is just slang for slang (pre-teen)

Kids like to think that when you get to be 11 you start getting mature.

[NeverHundred]

At 8/22/09 07:26 PM, Sysko wrote: My guess is that it was the Disney Channel.

Is there no level that Disney wouldn't sink to! Do they have no shame!!!

[All-American-Badass]

At 8/22/09 07:37 PM, FatJoe214 wrote: I think its a play on words. InbeTWEEN being a kid and a teenager

But there is no middle ground, you're a kid till you're 13.

[Boxxy]

At 8/22/09 07:50 PM, All-American-Badass wrote:

At 8/22/09 07:37 PM, FatJoe214 wrote: I think its a play on words. InbeTWEEN being a kid and a teenager

But there is no middle ground, you're a kid till you're 13.

Try telling that to them, kids will believe anything.

[neskind]

I watched a documentary on advertising to children and i swear to god the word tween comes from advertising executives to mean in between . The market in between toddlers and teens. They consider tweens most important because this is the optimum age for imprinting brand loyalty.

I swear these guys have no soul.

[Jon4life]

At 8/22/09 07:50 PM, All-American-Badass wrote:

At 8/22/09 07:37 PM, FatJoe214 wrote: I think its a play on words. InbeTWEEN being a kid and a teenager

But there is no middle ground, you're a kid till you're 13.

True dat. I never even used the word tween in my lifetime.

[TehSlapHappy]

Lmao, a word makes you make.

What else makes you tick?

[RockyD]

i prefer to call them adolecents

[TehSlapHappy]

At 8/22/09 07:57 PM, TehSlapHappy wrote: Lmao, a word makes you make.

What else makes you tick?

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[Cordyceps]

Silly, they're called "Motion Tweens".

[germansoldier555]

Tween is up there in the stupid word of the day catagory along with "hella" and "grrl"(yes that is a word).

[DumbassDude]

I can assume all you american 'kiddies' are tweens.