Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nogoodnik

/noʊˈɡʊdnɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: no-good-nik
IPA: /noʊˈɡʊdnɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ne'er-do-well; a person who is no good.

American usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"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 the robot dryly)."
"Lorne's role was that of Gary, the nogoodnik father."

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Russian негодник (negodnik, “worthless person, reprobate, ne'er-do-well”) By surface analysis, no good + -nik.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /noʊˈɡʊdnɪk/
British English: /nəʊˈɡʊdnɪk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nogoodniks (plural) no-goodnik (alternative)

Phrases

-nik

Frequently Paired Words

kibbutznik nudnik -nik

Synonyms

bad guy no-good loser miscreant scoundrel

Questions

How do you pronounce nogoodnik?: The recorded pronunciation is /noʊˈɡʊdnɪk/.
What does nogoodnik mean?: A ne'er-do-well; a person who is no good.
Where does nogoodnik come from?: Phono-semantic matching of Russian негодник (negodnik, “worthless person, reprobate, ne'er-do-well”) By surface analysis, no good + -nik.

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