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
PaavoPAH:-vo (Finnish)Finnish, Estonian
Zahrah-Arabic
Tiberiu-Romanian
Ken'ichiken-ee-cheeJapanese
Demeter (1)di-MEET-ər (English)Greek Mythology
HennieHEN-neeDutch