Trombenik (also Trombenick) (noun)
trom-ben-ik
(US Slang) A person who lives off the generosity of others, a sponger; (more generally) a person who is idle, dissolute, disreputable, or worthless.
1920s; earliest use found in The Boston Globe. From Yiddish trombenik braggart, (in extended use) sponger, parasite, literally ‘trumpeter’ from trombe trumpet, horn + -nik.
Example sentences
“He’s such a useless trombenik.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
