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neet

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
4
Words With Friends
5
Letters
4
Pronunciation
/ˈniːt/

Definition of neet

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Internet, UK)A person not in employment, education, or training.
    “The NEET population in 2003, according to a Ministry of Health and Labor estimate last September, was 520,000.”
    “Studies have shown that NEETs are usually between the ages of 18 to 40 years and may be the victims of family breakdown and mental illness, lack of discipline also contributes to the problem. […] Kudo says the centre offers a one-year programme for NEETS^([sic]) priced at more than 2,000 US dollars per month.”
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noun

  1. (Internet, UK)A person not in employment, education, or training.
    “The NEET population in 2003, according to a Ministry of Health and Labor estimate last September, was 520,000.”
    “Studies have shown that NEETs are usually between the ages of 18 to 40 years and may be the victims of family breakdown and mental illness, lack of discipline also contributes to the problem. […] Kudo says the centre offers a one-year programme for NEETS^([sic]) priced at more than 2,000 US dollars per month.”
  2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of NEET.
  3. (Yorkshire, alt-of, alternative, archaic)Alternative form of night.
    “It does get dark of a neet when t'mooin in't aat”

name

  1. (India, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of National Eligibility Entrance Test.

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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.

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