"99er" meaning in All languages combined

See 99er on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: 99ers [plural]
Etymology: 99 + -er. "Unemployed person" sense from a US welfare provision entitling unemployed people to up to 99 weeks of insurance benefits. Head templates: {{en-noun}} 99er (plural 99ers)
  1. (US, chiefly plural) A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits. Tags: US, plural
    Sense id: en-99er-en-noun-2zT7-nic Categories (other): American English
  2. (US, chiefly plural) Someone in the bottom 99% of the population by wealth. Tags: US, plural
    Sense id: en-99er-en-noun-6ekBSWyZ Categories (other): American English
  3. Someone associated in any other way with the number 99 or a year ending in 99.
    Sense id: en-99er-en-noun-LXXdMyEL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 12 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 9 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 7 78

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "99ers",
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      ],
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        "A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits."
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "exhaust",
          "exhaust"
        ],
        [
          "entitlement",
          "entitlement"
        ],
        [
          "welfare",
          "welfare"
        ],
        [
          "benefit",
          "benefit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, chiefly plural) A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "one-percenter"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone in the bottom 99% of the population by wealth."
      ],
      "id": "en-99er-en-noun-6ekBSWyZ",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, chiefly plural) Someone in the bottom 99% of the population by wealth."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "33 12 55",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "The class of 1999 are referred to as the 99ers.",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "Someone associated in any other way with the number 99 or a year ending in 99."
      ],
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    }
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    "English nouns",
    "English terms spelled with numbers",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "99 + -er. \"Unemployed person\" sense from a US welfare provision entitling unemployed people to up to 99 weeks of insurance benefits.",
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        "A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits."
      ],
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          "unemployed",
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        ],
        [
          "exhaust",
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        ],
        [
          "entitlement",
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        ],
        [
          "welfare",
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        ],
        [
          "benefit",
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        ]
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        "(US, chiefly plural) A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
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          "word": "one-percenter"
        }
      ],
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        "American English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Someone in the bottom 99% of the population by wealth."
      ],
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        ],
        [
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        ]
      ],
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        "(US, chiefly plural) Someone in the bottom 99% of the population by wealth."
      ],
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        "US",
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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