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neatnik

[ neet-nik ]

noun

, Slang.
  1. a person who is extremely neat about surroundings, appearance, etc.:

    Sandra is such a neatnik that it makes me crazy—I don't care how tidy her desk is, but she keeps trying to tidy my desk!



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Word History and Origins

Origin of neatnik1

First recorded in 1955–60; neat 1( def ) + -nik ( def ), by analogy with beatnik ( def )

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