neat freaks

Obsessive tidiness devotees

Neat freaks are people obsessively concerned with cleanliness and order.

The term suggests their tidiness goes beyond normal standards into compulsive territory: My roommate is a neat freak—she vacuums twice a day.

It can be self-deprecating or gently mocking, acknowledging that the behavior is excessive even if the person can't help it.

Related

color coded · alphabetical order · precisionist · particular · immaculate · cleanliness · white glove test · obsessive-compulsive · decluttering · spring cleaning · sanitizing · perfectionist · meticulous · germaphobe · neurotic · obsessive · dusting · dust bunny

Opposites
cleanliness and order obsession

neat freaksslobs

Habitually untidy people

pigs · hoarders · litterbugs · clutterers · pack rats

organizational tendency

neat freakshot messes

Chaotic, uncontrollable disasters

pack rats · scatterbrains · free spirits · slackers · space cadets

Family

neat, freak, neater, neatest, neatly, neatness, freaks, freaked, freaking

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G