# paskudnyak

> English word · Noun

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/paskudnyak