99er

noun — 3 senses

99er

noun

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

1

US A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits.

2

US Someone in the bottom 99% of the population by wealth.

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.

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