keener
nounInformal
A Canadian English slang term. Browse all Canadian slang.
What it means
Someone conspicuously eager — the student who answers every question, the colleague who volunteers first. Mildly mocking, but rarely hostile.
In use
She's a total keener, she'd read the whole syllabus before week one.
Don't be such a keener.
Other forms
- Similar terms:
- eager beaver, suck-up