Meanings
neet1
neet2
plural neets
- YorkshirealternativearchaicAlternative form of night.
It does get dark of a neet when t'mooin in't aat
NEET3
plural NEETs · alternative neet
- InternetUKA 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.
2005 February 9, The Washington Times, archived from the original on 28 Apr 20051 more example
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.
2006 October 31, Suvendrini Kakuchi, “Turning to 'NEETS' to Cover Labour Shortages”, in Inter Press Service, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2006
NEET4
alternative neet
- IndiaabbreviationinitialismInitialism of National Eligibility Entrance Test.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ni-ni
- ni-niperson not in employment, education or training
Chinese Mandarin 尼特族, 家裏蹲 /家里蹲
- 尼特族 (nítèzú)person not in employment, education or training
- 家裏蹲 /家里蹲 (jiālǐdūn)person not in employment, education or training
Finnish ei työssä eikä koulutuksessa eikä asevelvollisuutta suorittamassa, syrjäytynyt
- ei työssä eikä koulutuksessa eikä asevelvollisuutta suorittamassaperson not in employment, education or training
- syrjäytynytperson not in employment, education or training
- NEETperson not in employment, education or training
French NEET
- NEETperson not in employment, education or training
Italian né-né
- né-néperson not in employment, education or training
Japanese ニート
- ニート (nīto)person not in employment, education or training
Korean 쉬었음 청년
- 쉬었음 청년 (swieosseum cheongnyeon)person not in employment, education or training
Portuguese nem-nem
- nem-nemperson not in employment, education or training
Russian не устроенный
- не устроенный (ne ustrojennyj)person not in employment, education or training
Spanish nini
- niniperson not in employment, education or training
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Cite this entry
neet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neet
“neet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neet. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neet,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neet.
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