Neet

//ˈniːt// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A person not in employment, education, or training. Internet, UK

    "The NEET population in 2003, according to a Ministry of Health and Labor estimate last September, was 520,000."

  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of NEET. alt-of
  3. 3
    Alternative form of night. Yorkshire, alt-of, alternative, archaic

    "It does get dark of a neet when t'mooin in't aat"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of National Eligibility Entrance Test. India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Synonyms

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blacknessdarkdarkeveningnighttimeevening

Example

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"Tom didn't consider himself a neet."

Etymology

Acronym of not in education, employment, or training, originally British government jargon, first attested in the late 1990s. Currently, outside of Britain is largely due to its use in Japanese — especially from anime-related culture — which spread globally online.

Related phrases

united kingdom

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