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nogoodnik

UK/nəʊˈɡʊdnɪk/US/noʊˈɡʊdnɪk/

nogoodnik noun: a ne'er-do-well; a person who is no good.

Noun

nogoodnik (plural nogoodniks)

  1. (US, derogatory, slang) A ne'er-do-well; a person who is no good.
    • Then at the last minute Harris was brought aboard as Dr. Zachary Smith, initially an authentic, lip-curling nogoodnik who, it was presently discovered, could be better used for laughs played off Mumy and a sober-sided robot (“You bubbleheaded booby,” sneers Harris. “That does not compute,” returns...1966 September 24, TV Guide, Radnor, Pa., page 25, column 1
    • Lorne's role was that of Gary, the nogoodnik father.1984, Martin Amis, Money, Vintage, published 2005, page 182

Synonyms of nogoodnik

Forms of nogoodnik

pluralnogoodniks
alternative formno-goodnik

Origin of nogoodnik

Phono-semantic matching of Russian негодник (negodnik, “worthless person, reprobate, ne'er-do-well”) By surface analysis, no good + -nik.

Questions about nogoodnik

What does nogoodnik mean?
Nogoodnik means a ne'er-do-well; a person who is no good.
What part of speech is nogoodnik?
Nogoodnik is a noun.
How do you pronounce nogoodnik?
Nogoodnik is pronounced /nəʊˈɡʊdnɪk/ (UK).
What is the plural of nogoodnik?
The plural of nogoodnik is nogoodniks.

Words near nogoodnik in the dictionary

  1. nogo
  2. nogodinid
  3. nogodinids
  4. nogoer
  5. nogoers
  6. nogoodnik
  7. nogoodniks
  8. Nogpo
  9. nogs
  10. Noguchi
  11. Noguchi table

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