good for nothing



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good for nothing

Entirely without value; of no use whatsoever. (Hyphenated if used as a modifier before a noun.) This junky old computer my dad gave me is good for nothing! That good-for-nothing son of mine has been doing nothing but lying on the couch for the past two months!
See also: good, nothing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Boswell['bɔzwəl]
Roseannero-ZANEnglish
Beathan-Scottish
VitoVEE-to (Italian), BEE-to (Spanish)Italian, Spanish
VilhelmVEEL-helm (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Hungarian
Germaine-French