neat-freak
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- noun
- /nit-friːk/
- Informal
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obsesivo de la limpieza
- As a neat freak, she spends hours organizing her closet to make sure everything is in order.
- a bit of a neat freak
- usually neat freaks
- self-proclaimed neat freak
Like if you're a neat freak and this person is, you know, an absolute mess, that's not going to work out well.
- Like if you're a neat freak and this person is, you know, an absolute mess, that's not going to work out well.
Examples
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Especially if you are a neat freak and keep thinking it's dirt on your 'Berry.
Blog text (1) -
- She's a total neat freak, just like me.
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Not so much of that as usual, actually, Amy being a bit of a neat freak.
Fiction book (2002) -
Not with a neat freak like you around, Magpie.
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I have a husband and a 4-year-old, and they were given a neat freak for a wife and mother!
Blog text (31) -
You're some kind of a neat-freak, huh?
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I am by nature a neat freak, and regardless of my accomplishments, that is the one thing everyone comments on.
Blog text (14) -
You're a total neat freak, aren't you?
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"You could say I am a bit of a neat freak, so I like things orderly and clean," says Mayo.
Blog text (4) -
However, a male friend of mine insists I am a "neat freak" because there is rarely a speck of dust or item out of place.
Blog text (14)
Synonyms
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A person who is too careful about being proper and easily shocked
Antonyms
How Neat
- Informal
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- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Neat-freak combines neat ('clean or tidy') and freak ('a person who is very extreme about something'), so it paints a clear picture of someone who cares too much about order and cleanliness. Think of a person who can't stand even a small mess, and that is exactly what a neat-freak means.