paskudnyak

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Definitions

  • n. A horrible person; a scoundrel.

Example Sentences

  • "Hitler was a prime example of a paskudnyak. You'd be hard pressed to come up with others." (source)

  • “I wouldn’t say ‘Hello’ to a paskudnyak like that!” (NJY)

  • “That whole family is a collection of paskudnyaks.” (NJY)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • פּאַסקודניאַק paskudniak

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      paskudniak, paskudnak, paskudnack

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