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English
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”))[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
nogoodnik (plural nogoodniks)
- A ne'er-do-well; a person who is no good.
1984, Martin Amis, Money, Vintage, published 2005, page 182:Lorne's role was that of Gary, the nogoodnik father.
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