nem-nem
Portuguese, noun/ˌnẽj̃ˈnẽj̃/
nem-nem is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “NEET (a person not in employment or education)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que não estuda e também não trabalha”.
What does nem-nem mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinformalmasculineNEET (a person not in employment or education)
adjective
- 1
feminineinformalmasculineNEET (not in employment or education)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que não estuda e também não trabalha
noun: 1. pessoa que não estuda e também não trabalha
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of nem-nem
- nem-nems nonstandard plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce nem-nem?
- Brazil /ˌnẽj̃ˈnẽj̃/
- Brazil [ˌnẽɪ̯̃ˈnẽɪ̯̃]
- Portugal /ˌnɐ̃j̃ˈnɐ̃j̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to nem-nem
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.