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nogoodniks

nogoodniks is the plural of nogoodnik.

Meaning of nogoodnik

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

Questions about nogoodniks

What is nogoodniks the plural of?
Nogoodniks is the plural of nogoodnik.

Words near nogoodniks in the dictionary

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

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