טויגעניכטס

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Yiddish

Etymology

Semi-calqued from German Taugenichts. Alteration of tügenicht (1548); by surface analysis, טויגן (toygn) +‎ German nichts (whose Yiddish cognate would be נישט (nisht)).

Noun

טויגעניכטס (toygenikhtsm

  1. (derogatory) ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing