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good-for-nothing
[ good-fer-nuhth-ing, -nuhth- ]
adjective
- worthless; of no use.
noun
- a worthless or useless person.
good-for-nothing
noun
- an irresponsible or worthless person
adjective
- irresponsible; worthless
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of good-for-nothing1
Example Sentences
“This is an excuse for good-for-nothing children. Only by adapting to society can you become a person of real value,†another wrote.
Yet later this year up to 40 healthy Australian volunteers may begin receiving infusions of the supposedly good-for-nothing molecule.
Seven rubbed the back of her head and silently cursed her awful luck and that good-for-nothing hexed tree.
“Have a seat. You look like the zopilotes, those nasty good-for-nothing vultures, beat you up and plucked every feather off your pretty wings.â€
Appropriately enough, their sound harks back to the staccato, stuttering beats of 1990s girls bands like TLC and Destiny's Child, complete with lyrics chastising any "trifling good-for-nothing type of brother".
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