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no good, worthless
No good is colloquially used as both noun and adjective to mean "without worth," "of no use or value," "good-for-nothing," "useless": "This tramp is a no good." "This steak is no good." Worthless is more acceptable in the meanings cited above: "This counterfeit money is worthless." No good is an acceptable term in a statement such as "Your help did me no good," in which good is a noun, not an adjective.

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