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# How to pronounce "juvy" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet)**: `/jʌvɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ju·vy**
- **Parts of Speech**: noun
- **NOUN**: Alternative spelling of juvie.

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (2 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "juvy" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "Goin Maximum Security Prison for robbery yeah so I was accused of a crime detention I think like like half the kids in juvy at the moment uh and have been for a long while are indigenous"
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 42:47](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsHW2x-qozs&t=2567s)

### Example 2
> "We were on welfare, sometimes homeless, many times hungry. By the time I was 15 years old, I had been incarcerated in juvy three times for three felonies. My best friend had already been killed."
- **Jump to Video Timestamp**: [Watch on YouTube at 2:02](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHOX3dlhhZ0&t=122s)


## Related Words & Synonyms

- **Nearby Vocabulary**: [judy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/judy), [juan](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/juan), [juba](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/juba), [jube](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jube), [juco](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/juco), [jud](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/jud), [judg](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/judg), [judgy](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/judgy)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce "juvy" correctly?
"juvy" is pronounced `/jʌvɪ/`. Syllable breakdown: **ju·vy**.

### What does "juvy" mean in context?
Alternative spelling of juvie.

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