as in bum
an idle worthless person
an otherwise intelligent woman who has a singular gift for picking boyfriends who invariably turn out to be no-goodniks
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Recent Examples of no-goodnik
This caricature of an all-powerful, morally bankrupt no-goodnik is actually the oldest immortal around.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
Musk seems to be a minister without a portfolio in charge of some no-goodnik cabal.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
Musk seems to be a minister without a portfolio in charge of some no-goodnik cabal.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-goodnik
Noun
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Here, in the rugged, remote Santa Cruz Mountains, one of California’s coastal ranges, the counterculture had found one of its first bucolic, dharma-bum milieus.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Aspen, Colorado In 1989, when a five-star, ski-in, ski-out hotel called the Little Nell opened on the site of a ski-bum bar, Aspen left its counterculture hippie days in the dust and transitioned to an A-list playground.—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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This single-strap leather tote is a tad more practical for everyday use but still fits into the slouchy, hobo trends that are carrying over into 2026.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
8 Jan. 2026
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One mask depicts a frowning hobo with a 5 o'clock shadow that represents the aforementioned vagrant.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Hollywood turned him into a beggar.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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In the old days beggars were drawn and quartered in that square.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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“No-goodnik.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-goodnik. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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