NEET noun a young person categorised as “Not in Education, Employment or Training” UK A bureaucratic acronym devised within British government.
[I]t is alleged that at high levels of central government they are referred to as NEET young people[.] — Howard Williamson, Youth,the ‘Underclass’andSocialExclusion, p. 82, 1997
“Neets” face risk of early death. — CroydonGuardian, 7 August 2009