NEATNIK Definition & Meaning

neatnik

[ neet-nik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 neatnik¹

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

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Montana is a neatnik and Blakeney and Noa are … less so.

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She founded Neatnik, a Washington-based professional organizing firm, in 2007 after working in politics and communications for 10 years.

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She likens Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus to Oscar and Felix, the slob and neatnik roommates in “The Odd Couple.”

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Nicole Anzia is the owner of Neatnik.

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To some extent she is correct — I am not a neatnik.

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