NEET en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ˈniːt/
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(Internet, UK) A person not in employment, education, or training.
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: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 2005:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEETs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| neet | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Descendants
Relateds
status zero · LEET · NER
Translations (14)
ja ニート (person not in employment, education or training) · fi syrjäytynyt (person not in employment, education or training) · fi NEET (person not in employment, education or training) · cmn 尼特族 (person not in employment, education or training) · fi ei työssä eikä koulutuksessa eikä asevelvollisuutta suorittamassa (person not in employment, education or training) · ia nini (person not in employment, education or training) · fr NEET (person not in employment, education or training) · ca ni-ni (person not in employment, education or training) · ko 쉬었음 청년 (person not in employment, education or training) · pt nem-nem (person not in employment, education or training) · cmn 家裏蹲 /家里蹲 (person not in employment, education or training) · ru не устроенный (person not in employment, education or training) · es nini (person not in employment, education or training) · it né-né (person not in employment, education or training)