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neato

US/ˈnitoʊ/

neato interjection: neat (in the sense of being excellent or desirable).

Interjection

  1. (colloquial, slang) Neat (in the sense of being excellent or desirable).
    • Oh, neato! My car is fixed.

Origin of neato

From neat + -o.

Words formed from neato

Words that rhyme with neato

7 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about neato

What does neato mean?
Neato means neat (in the sense of being excellent or desirable).
What part of speech is neato?
Neato is an interjection.
How do you pronounce neato?
Neato is pronounced /ˈnitoʊ/ (US).

Words near neato in the dictionary

  1. neatly
  2. neatness
  3. neatnesses
  4. neatnik
  5. neatniks
  6. neato
  7. neato burrito
  8. neato mosquito
  9. neato torpedo
  10. neatresse
  11. neatresses

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