99er

English

Etymology

99 + -er. "Unemployed person" sense from a US welfare provision entitling unemployed people to up to 99 weeks of insurance benefits.

Noun

99er (plural 99ers)

1. (US, chiefly plural) A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits.
2. (US, chiefly plural) Someone in the bottom 99% of the population by wealth.

   Antonym: one-percenter

3. Someone associated in any other way with the number 99 or a year ending in 99.

   The class of 1999 are referred to as the 99ers.