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Recent Examples of neatnikNewgarden is a neatnik, an organizer, someone who wonders aloud about his OCD tendencies.—Gregg Doyel, Indianapolis Star, 24 May 2018
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old maid
Noun
In contrast to the depictions of suffragists as dowdy old maids, the woman portrayed in this postcard is conventionally attractive and fashionably dressed.
—
Natalie Kinkade,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Sep. 2024
As fans have known since Bridgerton’s first season finale, Whistledown is none other than Penelope Featherington—the clever wallflower (played with verve and empathy by Nicola Coughlan) who has languished long enough without nuptial prospects to be considered an old maid.
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