ned /nɛd/noun 2NED phrase 1forms 2 noun2 •(slang, offensive) A person, usually a youth, of low social standing and education, with a violent disposition and a particular style of dress (typically sportswear or Burberry), speech and behaviour.The mindless behaviour of drunken neds and nuisance neighbours brings misery to tens of thousands of honest folk. — 2007 •(offensive) Acronym of non-educated delinquent. NED phrase1 •Initialism of no evidence of disease. formsNEDs · neds