NEET

neet n'eet English Alternative forms en neet Pronunciation en /ˈniːt/ en en-us-neat.ogg US en iːt 1 en neat Etymology 1 en 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. Noun en chiefly UK or Internet slang A person not in employment, education or training. en February 9, 2005 The NEET population in 2003, according to a Ministry of Health and Labor estimate last September, was 520,000. http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050209-112320-2197r.htm w:The Washington Times https://web.archive.org/web/20050428013456/https://www.washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050209-112320-2197r.htm en Turning to 'NEETS' to Cover Labour Shortages Inter Press Service Suvendrini Kakuchi http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35303 2006-10-31 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 priced at more than 2,000 US dollars per month. 2 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20061227002101/http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=35303 27 December 2006 Derived terms en NEETbux NEETdom Descendants it NEET 1 ja ニート nīto 1 Translations person not in employment, education or training Catalan: ca ni-ni m f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 尼特族, cmn 家裏蹲 jiālǐdūn Finnish: fi ei työssä eikä koulutuksessa eikä asevelvollisuutta suorittamassa, fi syrjäytynyt, fi NEET French: fr NEET Interlingua: ia nini Italian: it né-né Japanese: ja ニート nīto Korean: ko 쉬었음 청년 Portuguese: pt nem-nem m f Brazil, Portugal Russian: ru не устроенный m Spanish: es nini m f See also en LEET NER (neither employed nor retired) en status zero Etymology 2 Proper noun en India en w:National Eligibility Entrance Test. Anagrams en eent -teen -tene EENT teen en People Japanese Noun ニート ja ニート NEET nīto ja People