99er

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits. US, plural
  2. 2
    Someone in the bottom 99% of the population by wealth. US, plural
  3. 3
    Someone associated in any other way with the number 99 or a year ending in 99.

    "The class of 1999 are referred to as the 99ers."

Example

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"The class of 1999 are referred to as the 99ers."

Etymology

99 + -er. "Unemployed person" sense from a US welfare provision entitling unemployed people to up to 99 weeks of insurance benefits.

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