nogoodnik

See also: no-goodnik

English

Etymology

From no good +‎ -nik. Likely influenced by, evolved from, or borrowed directly into Yiddish from the Russian негодник (negodnik, “worthless person, reprobate, ne'er-do-well”))[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

nogoodnik (plural nogoodniks)

  1. A ne'er-do-well; an individual who is no good.
    • 1984, Martin Amis, Money, Vintage 2005, p. 182:
      Lorne's role was that of Gary, the nogoodnik father.

Synonyms

References
  1. “Nudnik, Nogoodnik & Nu: Russian Origin of 3 Yiddish Words at Bill Casselman's Canadian Word of the Day & Words of the World” (2007)
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