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German
Etymology
From German zu nichts nutzen (“be of no avail”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɪçt͡snʊt͡s/
- Hyphenation: Nichts‧nutz
Noun
Nichtsnutz m (strong, genitive Nichtsnutzes, plural Nichtsnutze)
- (derogatory) goof-off, no good, wastrel, spalpeen, nogoodnik, ne'er-do-well (a person who is useless and good for nothing)
- Synonyms: Taugenichts, Tunichtgut, Krattler
Declension
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Further reading
- “Nichtsnutz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache