Definitions for no-goodˈnoʊˈgʊd; ˈnoʊˌgʊd
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
no-goodˈnoʊˈgʊd; ˈnoʊˌgʊd(adj.; n.)
lacking worth or merit; useless; bad.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
(n.)a person or thing that is worthless or undependable.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Informal
Origin of no-good:
1905–10, Amer.
Princeton's WordNet
good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorry(adj)
without merit
"a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no-good piece of junk"
rubber, no-good(adj)
returned for lack of funds
"a rubber check"; "a no-good check"
Wiktionary
no-good(Noun)
A worthless or useless person
no-good(Adjective)
Having no value, use or merit
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