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no-good

  [adj. noh-good; n. noh-good] Informal.
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–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
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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
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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no-good

  1. n.
    a worthless person. : Tell that no-good to leave.
  2. mod.
    worthless; bad. : I have never heard of such a no-good car dealership before.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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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