I just needed to know the origin of the word! I found it in Act 1 page 4 of the play/book/movie/ The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Thank you very much...
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ne'er-do-well
ne'er-do-well
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I just needed to know the origin of the word! I found it in Act 1 page 4 of the play/book/movie/ The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Thank you very much...
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I just needed to know the origin of the word! I found it in Act 1 page 4 of the play/book/movie/ The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Thank you very much...
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ne'er-do-well
The word, which is no more than an elided form of 'never do well', was originally northern English and Scottish dialect. It emerged, at least in print, sometime during the 18C.
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