nietsnut

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From niets (“nothing”) +‎ nut (“use”), calque of German Nichtsnutz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnitsnʏt/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: niets‧nut

Noun

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nietsnut m (plural nietsnutten, diminutive nietsnutje n)

  1. good-for-nothing [from 1860s]

Synonyms

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References

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