nine-nine-six

A form of 9-9-6 — A schedule with 9am to 9pm workdays and a six-day workweek (usually from Monday to Saturday).

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Meanings

nounnine-nine-six (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of 9-9-6 (“9am-to-9pm workday and six-day workweek”).

    The new desirable employee archetype is a “cracked twenty-two-year-old,” Sun said, using the slang for a hyperproductive, extremely online programmer who might work “nine-nine-six,” a term adopted from workers in China that refers to a schedule of 9 A.M. to 9 P.M., six days a week.

    2025 October 8, Kyle Chayka, “Will A.I. Trap You in the 'Permanent Underclass'?”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 08 Oct 2025
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APA

nine-nine-six. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nine-nine-six

MLA

“nine-nine-six.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nine-nine-six. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nine-nine-six,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nine-nine-six.

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