neat freak

noun

A person obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness.

Meanings

nounneat freak (plural neat freaks)

plural neat freaks

  1. USinformalA person obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness.

    Calling all neat freaks! This expandable under-the-sink organizer makes it easy to keep your cleaning products and spare toiletries organized.

    2024 October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan

    Synonyms: clean freak

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 有潔癖的人, 有洁癖的人
  • 有潔癖的人person obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness
  • 有洁癖的人 (yǒu jiépǐ de rén)person obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness
Finnish puhtausintoilija
  • puhtausintoilijaperson obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness
French maniaque de la propreté, maniaque du rangement
  • maniaque de la propretéperson obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness
  • maniaque du rangementperson obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness
  • maniaqueperson obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness
Polish pedant, pedantka
  • pedantperson obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness
  • pedantkaperson obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness
  • czyściochperson obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness
Cite this entry
APA

neat freak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neat%20freak

MLA

“neat freak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neat%20freak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neat freak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neat%20freak.

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