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nogoodnik.

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

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/nəʊˈɡʊdnɪk/Received-Pronunciation/noʊˈɡʊdnɪk/General-American
  1. A ne'er-do-well; a person who is no good.

    US · derogatory · slang
Where this word comes 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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