no-goodnik

noun

no-good·​nik ˌnō-ˈgu̇d-nik 

: no-good, lowlife

Synonyms

• bum
• derelict
• do-nothing
• good-for-nothing
• ne'er-do-well
• no-account
• no-good
• slacker
• vagrant

Examples of no-goodnik in a Sentence

an otherwise intelligent woman who has a singular gift for picking boyfriends who invariably turn out to be no-goodniks

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above