noun
an idle worthless person
• Syn: ↑goldbrick, ↑goof-off, ↑ne'er-do-well, ↑good-for-nothing, ↑good-for-naught
• Derivationally related forms: ↑good-for-naught (for: ↑good-for-naught), ↑good-for-nothing (for: ↑good-for-nothing)
• Hypernyms: ↑idler, ↑loafer, ↑do-nothing, ↑layabout, ↑bum
adjective
without merit (Freq. 1)
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a sorry horse
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a sorry excuse
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a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick
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the car was a no-good piece of junk
• Syn: ↑good-for-nothing, ↑good-for-naught, ↑meritless, ↑no-count, ↑no-good, ↑sorry
• Similar to: ↑worthless
• Derivationally related forms: ↑sorriness (for: ↑sorry), ↑good-for-naught (for: ↑good-for-naught), ↑good-for-nothing (for: ↑good-for-nothing)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.