nietsnut
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)
- good-for-nothing [from 1860s]
Synonyms
- niksnut