Eleven means: The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
eleven
The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve.
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10 citations · last seen May 2026
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BlueskyMay 2026
Green light, Seven Eleven, you stop in for a pack of cigarettes. You don't smoke, don't even want to. #U2 #Stay
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BlueskyMay 2026
short-sighted, ill-informed, insulting, unfunny. you’ve packed a lot into just eleven letters. well done mr bloom
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BlueskyMay 2026
Irrefutable AI video evidence shows Zack Polanski using the “ten items or fewer” till at Waitrose with eleven items in his basket.
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BlueskyMay 2026
Igor Levit gives advice in the Laeiszhalle: "One plus one can be eleven" https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/kultur/article411899841/igor-levit-in-der-hamburger-laeiszhalle-eins-plus-eins-kann-auch-mal-elf-sein.html m…
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BlueskyMay 2026
And I definitely read him way too young for no good reason…why was I reading Eleven Minutes as a 14 year old?? It was WEIRD.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026
The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
It was a thunderstormy morning, eleven o'clock, with great dashes of rain pounding against the windows.
Origin: From , enleven, eleven, from ; from (i.e., one left over after having already counted to ten), a compound of *ainaz and *-lif, from . Compare , , , , , and. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
For parents
Eleven means: The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
For ESL learners
eleven means: The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026
(association football, American football) A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup.
B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!
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“Green light, Seven Eleven, you stop in for a pack of cigarettes. You don't smoke, don't even want to. #U2 #Stay”
— Bluesky· May 2026“short-sighted, ill-informed, insulting, unfunny. you’ve packed a lot into just eleven letters. well done mr bloom”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Irrefutable AI video evidence shows Zack Polanski using the “ten items or fewer” till at Waitrose with eleven items in his basket.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Igor Levit gives advice in the Laeiszhalle: "One plus one can be eleven" https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/kultur/article411899841/igor-levit-in-der-hamburger-laeiszhalle-eins-plus-eins-kann-auch-mal-elf-sein.html more #Hamburg #news at: https://hamburgnews.observer”
— Bluesky· May 2026“And I definitely read him way too young for no good reason…why was I reading Eleven Minutes as a 14 year old?? It was WEIRD.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026
(cricket) A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc.
Cluster: general
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“i refuse to look at why i have eleven notifications on here til i get home lmao hopefully i haven’t been cancelled”
— Bluesky· May 2026“man how the hell will i survive once a job application gets accepted.. here i am suicidal trying to sleep at eleven in the fucking morning like i aint got higher priorities”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Join Emilio Rodríguez for a talk about his edited collection, A Renewed Canadian Welcome: Eleven Visions from Migrants and Advocates, in Vancouver tonight! buff.ly/Lswtw1T”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Will stancil hates women, exhibit eleven million”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🚨DON'T MISS OUT! FREE Stuff on T-Mobile Tuesdays! (FREE Large Slurpee, Big Gulp or Coffee at7-Eleven/Speedway) 🔗👇 https://www.hunt4freebies.com/free-stuff-t-mobile-tuesdays/”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Why is this section here?
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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