good-for-nothing

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

United States
Australia

Useless; worthless.

adjective

1
Useless; worthless.

noun

1
A person of little worth or usefulness.
Americans might have taken some comfort from the fact that these critics also expressed similar misgivings about Rhodes Scholars coming from elsewhere. Isis, a student publication, lampooned Australians as good-for-nothings who badly needed education.

Forms

plural: good-for-nothings

Goo · A surname.good · Of a person or an animal: Acting in the interest of what is…Good · A surname.

good-for-nothing · Useless; worthless.

good-looking · Physically attractive (of a person).goodbye · Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when…goodman · A familiar appellation of civility for a man.

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