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no-good
[adj. noh-goo
d; n. noh-good] 
Informal.–adjective
| 1. | lacking worth or merit; useless; bad: This no-good faucet never did work properly. Her no-good brother sold me the car. |
–noun
| 2. | a person or thing that is worthless or undependable. |
Origin:
1905–10, Americanism
1905–10, Americanism
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| no-good (nō'gŏŏd') adj. Having no value, use, merit, or virtue. n. One that is worthless. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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no-good (adj.)
1908, from phrase no good "good for nothing." As a noun, first recorded 1924; variant no-goodnik (see -nik) first attested 1960.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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