no-good

[ adjective noh-good; noun noh-good ]

/ adjective ˈnoʊˈgʊd; noun ˈnoʊˌgʊd /

Informal.

SEE SYNONYMS FOR no-good ON THESAURUS.COM

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.

Origin of no-good

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Words nearby no-good

noggin, nogging, Noginsk, no-go, no-go area, no-good, no-goodnik, no great shakes, no-growth, Noguchi, Noh

Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for no-good

Lauren Ashburn on why parents should worry about this no-good, horrible idea.
Facebook Aims Low, May Allow the Under-13 Crowd to Sign Up|Lauren Ashburn|June 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
So that's Buck Tarrant—a halfsized, poisonous, no-good kid who wanted to be a hardcase.
The Draw|Jerome Bixby
My fist is just itching to make contact with a couple of no-good chins.
Treachery in Outer Space|Carey Rockwell and Louis Glanzman
You're worse than one of them slippin', dancin', three-legged, no-good Grants.
Stories of the Railroad|John A. Hill

I wish Doctor Matthews would rise up in his might and ban her as a no-good motorist and nuisance.
Marjorie Dean, College Senior|Pauline Lester
I planned tuh have all these no-good nephews sign that paper.
The Lone Ranger Rides|Fran Striker

Idioms and Phrases with no-good

no good

Unsatisfactory, inadequate; also, no use. For example, This work is no good; it'll have to be done over, or It's no good complaining since there's nothing we can do, or I tried to appeal to his sense of generosity, but it did no good. [Mid-1800s] Also see come to an end (to no good), def. 2; do any (no) good.

单词	no-good
释义	no-good [ adjective noh-good; noun noh-good ] / adjective ˈnoʊˈgʊd; noun ˈnoʊˌgʊd / Informal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR no-good ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of no-good An Americanism dating back to 1905–10 Words nearby no-good noggin, nogging, Noginsk, no-go, no-go area, no-good, no-goodnik, no great shakes, no-growth, Noguchi, Noh Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for no-good Lauren Ashburn on why parents should worry about this no-good, horrible idea. Facebook Aims Low, May Allow the Under-13 Crowd to Sign Up\|Lauren Ashburn\|June 5, 2012\|DAILY BEAST So that's Buck Tarrant—a halfsized, poisonous, no-good kid who wanted to be a hardcase. The Draw\|Jerome Bixby My fist is just itching to make contact with a couple of no-good chins. Treachery in Outer Space\|Carey Rockwell and Louis Glanzman You're worse than one of them slippin', dancin', three-legged, no-good Grants. Stories of the Railroad\|John A. Hill I wish Doctor Matthews would rise up in his might and ban her as a no-good motorist and nuisance. Marjorie Dean, College Senior\|Pauline Lester I planned tuh have all these no-good nephews sign that paper. The Lone Ranger Rides\|Fran Striker Idioms and Phrases with no-good no good Unsatisfactory, inadequate; also, no use. For example, This work is no good; it'll have to be done over, or It's no good complaining since there's nothing we can do, or I tried to appeal to his sense of generosity, but it did no good. [Mid-1800s] Also see come to an end (to no good), def. 2; do any (no) good. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 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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