Someone associated in any other way with the number 99 or a year ending in 99.
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.
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Lacking employment.
(British) An unemployed person who must demonstrate active jobseeking efforts to qualify for government assistance.
(Irish, slang) An unemployed person who has no intention of seeking a job, and survives on government-funded unemployment benefits.
(slang) Having too much time on one's hands; having nothing better to do.
(US, chiefly plural) Someone in the bottom 99% of the population by wealth.
The class of 1999 are referred to as the 99ers.
(US, chiefly plural) A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits.
The class of 1999 are referred to as the 99ers.
99er means: A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
99er means: A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
A person seeking employment.