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Yiddish
Etymology
פּוסט־און־פּאַס (pust-un-pas, “idle”) + ־ניק (-nik)
Pronunciation
Noun
פּוסט־און־פּאַסניק • (pust-un-pasnik) m, plural פּוסט־און־פּאַסניקעס (pust-un-pasnikes), feminine פּוסט־און־פּאַסניצע (pust-un-pasnitse)
- loiterer; slacker
References
- Justus van de Kamp et al., “פּוסט־און־פּאַסניק” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek , Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). .