nietsnut

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Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

nietsnut m (plural nietsnutten, diminutive nietsnutje n)

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

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