no-good

[ adjective noh-goo d; noun noh-goo d ]
/ adjective ˈnoʊˈgʊd; noun ˈnoʊˌgʊd /
Informal.
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adjective

lacking worth or merit; useless; bad: This no-good faucet never did work properly. Her no-good brother sold me the car.

noun

a person or thing that is worthless or undependable.

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Origin of no-good

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Words nearby no-good

no-fault insurance, no-fly zone, no-frills, no-go, no-go area, no-good, no-goodnik, no-growth, no-hit, no-hitter, no-hoper
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Words related to no-good

abandoned, abject, barren, base, bogus, cheap, contemptible, despicable, empty, futile, good-for-nothing, ignoble, inconsequential, ineffective, ineffectual, inferior, insignificant, inutile, meaningless, mediocre

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