neatnik

as in old maid

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Recent Examples of neatnik Newgarden 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
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  • 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.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024

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“Neatnik.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neatnik. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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