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The second is netop ` friend, 'often used in salutation to an Indian by the American colonists.

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  1. A friend (used at first in reference to New England Indians); a crony; a chum. Mr. Harum and I are great “neetups,” as he says. E. N. Westcott, David Harum, XXXIII. Netop. A word once very commonly used in Massachusetts and some other parts of New England in the sense of “friend,” and (later) “crony,” “chum.” Jour. Amer. Folk-lore, Oct.–Dec., 1902, p. 251.

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  • The second is netop ` friend, 'often used in salutation to an Indian by the American colonists. —  VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol X No 3
  • I dag har de netop offentliggjort feature listen til deres næste opdatering sammen med en beta udgave som godt nok kun kan downloaded hvis man er med på beta holdet. —  Blogbot - forsiden
  • Udsalgsperioden står netop nu for døren, men har man tid og overskud til det nupper man da dagene forinden! —  Blogbot - forsiden
  • RT: @ebbreaking: Jesper Münsberg fra Lolland Falster Alliancen er dansk fodbolds første dopingsynder, er det netop blevet afsløret Jesper Münsberg fra Lolland Falster Alliancen er dansk fodbolds første dopingsynder, er det netop blevet afsløret Herregaardsdage 30/5-6/6-2009. —  Blogbot - forsiden
 

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  1. Also netup. neetup; from Narragansett *netop, Natick neetomp = Powhatan netoppu (Ojibwa nita), ‘my brother’ or ‘my kinsman,’ from ne-, a prefix, my, + weetompain, a friend, prob. from weetu-, weto-, dwell with, + -omp, an element meaning ‘man,’ and appearing also in Natick mugwomp (whence mugwump) and other words.
 

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