neatnik

[ neet-nik ]

/ ˈnit nɪk /

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noun Slang.

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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Origin of neatnik

First recorded in 1955–60; neat¹ + -nik, by analogy with beatnik

Words nearby neatnik

neaten, neath, neatherd, Neath Port Talbot, neat line, neatnik, neato, neat's-foot oil, neb, nebbish, NEbE