"nogoodnik" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /nəʊˈɡʊdnɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /noʊˈɡʊdnɪk/ [General-American] Forms: nogoodniks [plural]
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”)) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|no good|nik}} no good + -nik, {{uder|en|yi|-}} Yiddish, {{psm|en|ru|негодник||worthless person, reprobate, ne'er-do-well|notext=2}} Russian негодник (negodnik, “worthless person, reprobate, ne'er-do-well”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} nogoodnik (plural nogoodniks)
  1. A ne'er-do-well; a person who is no good. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: bad guy, no-good, loser, miscreant, scoundrel Related terms: kibbutznik, nudnik, -nik

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