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Adjective: good-for-nothing  'gûd-fu(r)'nú-thing
  1. Without merit; of little or no value or use
    "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick";
    - good-for-nought, meritless, no-account [N. Amer], no-count, no-good, sorry
Noun: good-for-nothing  'gûd-fu(r)'nú-thing
  1. An idle worthless person
    - goldbrick [N. Amer, informal], goof-off [N. Amer, informal], ne'er-do-well, no-account [N. Amer], good-for-nought

Derived forms: good-for-nothings

See also: worthless

Type of: bum [N. Amer, informal], deadbeat [informal], do-nothing [informal], idler, layabout [informal], loafer, shirker [informal], slacker [informal]

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