ne'er-do-well

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. A person without a means of support; an idle, worthless person; a loafer; a person who is ineffectual, unsuccessful, or completely lacking in merit; a good-for-nothing.
2. A person who is up to no good; a rogue.

Adj

Showing the characteristics of a ne'er-do-well: indolent, worthless, or roguish.

Concepts

fainéant

voyou

Synonymes

good-for-nothing

lazy

slothful

wastrel

Traductions

holgazán

faul

Schlingel

Taugenichts

Tunichtgut

bighellone

fannullone

lavativo

lazzarone

ozioso

pelandrone

perdigiorno

scansafatiche

scioperato

sfaccendato

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈnɛə.duˌwɛl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

"Ne'er-do-well" is a contracted compound word stemming from the combination of the words "never do well."
“Never-do-well” is sometimes used as an offhand, expanded version of the phrase, where “never” is not contracted. The usage of this version is often attributed to the northeastern United States.