no-goodnik

Rotten egg type

A no-goodnik is a person who is worthless, disreputable, or up to no good.

The word combines the adjective *no-good* with the Yiddish-derived suffix *-nik*, which denotes a person associated with a particular quality or activity.

It carries a mildly humorous or affectionate tone even when criticizing someone's character or behavior.

That no-goodnik still owes me twenty bucks.

delinquent

troublemaker

One who creates discord

juvenileYoung person or animal
miscreantEvildoer or villain
vandalWillful property destroyer

hoodlum · rogue · scamp · ruffian · hooligan · punk · rowdy · scofflaw · rapscallion · ne'er-do-well

schemer

scoundrel

Dishonest, unscrupulous person

swindlerPerson who deceives for money
con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
cheatAct dishonestly to win

fraud · hustler · grifter · snake · rat · weasel · double-dealer · crook · shyster · flimflammer

slacker

loafer

Laceless slip-on shoe

idlerHabitually unproductive person
layaboutHabitually idle person
do-nothingIdle, inactive person

bum · deadbeat · shirker · sluggard · wastrel · freeloader · moocher · slouch · couch potato · underachiever

yiddish

schlemihl

Habitually unlucky person

schlemielHabitual, pitiable bungler
schnookPitiful, gullible person
nebbishIneffectual, timid person

nudnik · gonif · schmuck · putz · yutz · schmo · shlub · schnorrer · lowlife · bum

Opposites

moral character

no-goodniksaint

Canonized holy person

good egg · mensch · straight arrow · do-gooder · pillar of the community

success and social standing

no-goodnikwinner

One who prevails

success · go-getter · achiever · high achiever · overachiever

Family

good, no-good, beatnik, peacenik, refusenik

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Profile: Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G