niksnut
Afrikaans
Etymology
From niks (“nothing”) + nut (“use”), calque of German Nichtsnutz.
Noun
niksnut (plural niksnutte)
- good-for-nothing [from late 19th c.]
Dutch
Etymology
From niks (“nothing”) + nut (“use”), calque of German Nichtsnutz.
Pronunciation
Noun
niksnut m (plural niksnutten, diminutive niksnutje n or niksnutteken n)
- good-for-nothing [from ca. 1900]
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