English Explanatory Dictionary

NEET

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person not in employment, education, or training.
name
  1. Initialism of National Eligibility Entrance Test.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of NEET.
noun
  1. Alternative form of night.

Pronunciation

/ˈniːt/ en-us-neat.ogg

Word forms

NEET NEETs

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 words

status zero

Derived words

NEETbux NEETdom
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