a bad penny



a bad penny

A person with no value. Typically used in the proverb "A bad penny always turns up." A: "I don't think we'll see Todd again now that he's been disgraced at work." B: "You never know—a bad penny always turns up."
See also: bad, penny

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Xenon-Ancient Greek
ChaunceyCHAWN-seeEnglish
Ashanti-Various
ArnfriedAHRN-freetGerman
Themba-Southern African, Zulu
HesiodHES-ee-əd (English), HEE-see-əd (English)Ancient Greek (Anglicized)