neat vs. nit
neat adjective
(tidy, everything arranged in its proper place)
- Your room is always so neat.
- She always keeps her apartment neat and clean.
nit noun
(the egg of a louse which sticks to a human hair or the fur of an animal)
- No one sits near her because she has got nits.
British English, informal (a foolish person)
- She always treats him as if he were a nit.