(India) A bad person; a ne'er-do-well or good-for-nothing.
(India) A bad person; a ne'er-do-well or good-for-nothing.
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(India) A worthless person; good-for-nothing.
A South Asian insult for someone utterly useless — a good-for-nothing who can't be relied on for anything. Nalayak cuts deep in cultures where family expectations and duty are core values; to call someone nalayak is to write them off as a disappointment. The word packs both frustration and exasperation into four syllables, and it's a staple of dramatic South Asian film dialogue delivered at peak volume.
(India) Mentally ill person; lunatic.
(India) An idle, useless person.
(Singapore, informal) Lousy; useless; worthless.