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9-9-6 en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 九九六 (jiǔjiǔliù, “996”).

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A schedule with 9am to 9pm workdays and a six-day workweek (usually from Monday to Saturday).
   • Some have called for an American DeepSeek project, published industrial manifestoes full of references to China and even adopted China Tech’s grueling “996” work culture, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week. 2025 October 22, Li Yuan, “Silicon Valley Has China Envy, and That Reveals a Lot About America”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • The Gen Z generation is bringing “good trouble” — a term coined by civil rights activist and politician John Lewis for nonviolent protests against unjust situations — to the “9-9-6 work culture.” 2025 August 4, Bryan Robinson, “The ‘9-9-6 Work Schedule’ Could Be Coming To Your Workplace Soon”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2025:

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