טויגעניכטס

Yiddish

Etymology

Semi-calqued from German Taugenichts. Alteration of tügenicht (1548); by surface analysis, טויגן (toygn) +‎ German nichts (whose Yiddish cognate would be נישט (nisht)).

Noun

טויגעניכטס • (toygenikhts) m

1. (derogatory) ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing