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99ers

99ers is the plural of 99er.

Meaning of 99er

Noun

99er (plural 99ers)

  1. (US, plural) A long-term unemployed person who has exhausted his or her entitlement to welfare benefits.
  2. (US, plural) Someone in the bottom 99% of the population by wealth.
    Antonyms:
    one-percenter
  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.

Questions about 99ers

What is 99ers the plural of?
99ers is the plural of 99er.

Words near 99ers in the dictionary

  1. 990s
  2. 995
  3. 996
  4. 999
  5. 99er
  6. 99ers
  7. 99s
  8. 99th
  9. 9ber
  10. 9D chess
  11. 9gagger

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