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What does good-for-nothing mean?

Definitions for good-for-nothing
ˈgʊd fərˈnʌθ ɪŋ, -ˌnʌθ-good-for-noth·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naughtadjective

    an idle worthless person

  2. good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless, no-account, no-count, no-good, sorryadjective

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. good-for-nothingnoun

    A person of little worth or usefulness.

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  1. good-for-nothing

    Good-for-nothing is an adjective used to describe someone or something that is useless, worthless or incompetent. It is often used in a derogatory manner to criticize a person, suggesting they contribute nothing positive or beneficial.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of good-for-nothing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of good-for-nothing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of good-for-nothing in a Sentence

  1. Ibn-e-Safi:

    Why is it that an ordinary clerk has to pass the examination for clerkship, a police constable has to go through training as a recruit before he could be commissioned and on the other hand vegetable-selling middlemen, good-for-nothing fuedals and imbecile merchants go sit in the Assemblies directly and start legisltating and some even become members of the cabinet

  2. Samuel Johnson:

    A cucumber whould be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and viniger, and then thrown out, as good for nothing.

  3. Laertius Diogenes:

    He used to say that it was better to have one friend of great value than many friends who were good for nothing.

  4. Betsy Alfaro:

    These women are forced into believing that they are worthless, good for nothing more than to sell their bodies, our aim is to show them a way out by first treating them as friends, rather than judging them as criminals.

  5. Alexander Hamilton:

    Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.

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  • budižkničemuCzech
  • Herumtreiber, Tunichtgut, Nichtsnutz, TaugenichtsGerman
  • χαραμοφάηςGreek
  • sentaŭguloEsperanto
  • buena-para-nada, bueno-para-nadaSpanish
  • nolla, hulttio, hanttapuliFinnish
  • vaurien, bon à rienFrench
  • לא יוצלח, חסר תועלתHebrew
  • semmirekellőHungarian
  • inutile, buono a nullaItalian
  • טוב לשום דברHebrew
  • 仕様の無い, 碌でなし, 下らないJapanese
  • бескорисен, пацерMacedonian
  • nietsnutDutch
  • do niczegoPolish
  • imprestável, zero à esquerda, inútilPortuguese
  • никчёмный, никудышный, бесполезный, бездельникRussian
  • niškoristi, klošar, ništarija, zgubidan, bitanga, probisvijet, ljenčarijaSerbo-Croatian
  • odugling, nolla, odåga, klantskalle, slashas, drönareSwedish

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