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NO-GOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does no-good mean? 

NO-GOOD (adjective)
  The adjective NO-GOOD has 2 senses:

1. without merit; of little or no value or useplay

2. returned for lack of fundsplay

  Familiarity information: NO-GOOD used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NO-GOOD (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Without merit; of little or no value or use

Synonyms:

good-for-naught; good-for-nothing; meritless; no-account; no-count; no-good; sorry

Context example:

the car was a no-good piece of junk

Similar:

worthless (lacking in usefulness or value)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Returned for lack of funds

Synonyms:

no-good; rubber

Context example:

a no-good check

Similar:

bad (having undesirable or negative qualities)

Domain category:

banking (transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)


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