English Explanatory Dictionary

paskudnyak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A nasty or contemptible person.
  2. A young rascal; a boy who makes mischief.

Word forms

paskudnyak paskudnyaks

Etymology

From Yiddish פּאַסקודניאַק (paskudnyak), traceable to Polish and Ukrainian.

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