good-for-nothing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an idle worthless person
    no-account; goldbrick; good-for-naught; goof-off; ne'er-do-well.
  2. adjective satellite without merit
    no-good; meritless; no-account; good-for-naught; no-count; sorry.
    • a sorry horse
    • a sorry excuse
    • a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick
    • the car was a no-good piece of junk

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