Meanings
nounneatnik (plural neatniks)
plural neatniks
- A stickler for neatness or cleanliness.
His mom is such a neatnik that a dirty dish never even hits her sink.
Origin
From neat + -nik, to rhyme with beatnik.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Sauberkeitsfanatiker, Ordnungsfanatiker
- Sauberkeitsfanatikerstickler for cleanliness
- Ordnungsfanatikerstickler for cleanliness
Russian аккуратист, чистюля
- аккуратист (akkuratist)stickler for cleanliness
- чистюля (čistjulja)stickler for cleanliness
Cite this entry
APA
neatnik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neatnik
MLA
“neatnik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neatnik. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neatnik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neatnik.
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