Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely worthless or useless: Describes something that has no value, quality, or usefulness.
   • Morally reprehensible or contemptible: Describes a person who is considered bad, dishonest, or without merit.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • He was known as a no-good liar who couldn't be trusted.
  • After years of neglect, the old machinery was no-good and had to be scrapped.
  • She finally left her no-good boyfriend who never had a job.

Advanced Usage

• "no-good check": A check that is worthless because the account lacks sufficient funds.
  • The store wouldn't accept his payment because it was a no-good check.
• Used informally and often with strong negative connotation to express complete disapproval or dismissal.

Variants and Related Words

• Good-for-nothing (adj/n): Synonymous in meaning, describing someone or something useless.
  • He was fired for being a good-for-nothing employee.
• No-count (adj): (Informal) Having no worth or value; worthless.
  • Don't listen to that no-count advice.

Synonyms

• Worthless: Having no real value or use.
• Useless: Not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose.
• Contemptible: Deserving contempt; despicable.

Related Phrases

• No-goodnik (n): (Informal, often humorous) A person who is considered worthless or a rogue.
  • That no-goodnik still owes me money.

Adjective

1. returned for lack of funds
   • a rubber check
   • a no-good check
2. without merit
   • a sorry horse
   • a sorry excuse
   • a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick
   • the car was a no-good piece of junk