neat freak

English

Noun

neat freak (plural neat freaks)

1. (US, informal) A person obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness.

   Synonym: clean freak

   • 2024 October 8, Lauren Gruber, Megan Uy, “We Found Sooo Many Viral TikTok Items on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1]:

     Calling all neat freaks! This expandable under-the-sink organizer makes it easy to keep your cleaning products and spare toiletries organized.

Derived terms

• neat-freakery

Translations

person obsessed with tidiness or cleanliness

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 有潔癖的人, 有洁癖的人 (yǒu jiépǐ de rén)

• Finnish: puhtausintoilija
• French: maniaque de la propreté m or f, maniaque du rangement m or f, maniaque (fr) m or f
• Polish: pedant (pl) m, pedantka (pl) f, czyścioch (pl) m

See also

• mysophobia

Further reading

• “neat freak”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “neat freak”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “neat freak” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.