nogoodnik
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Meaning · English
A ne'er-do-well; a person who is no good.
Register: derogatory, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
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 t
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “nogoodnik” mean?
A ne'er-do-well; a person who is no good.
Is “nogoodnik” formal or informal?
nogoodnik is generally derogatory, slang.