good-for-nothing
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good-for-nothing
adjective good for nothing
noun good-for-nothings
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A person of little worth or usefulness.
Americans might have taken some comfort from the fact that these critics also expressed similar misgivings about Rhodes Scholars coming from elsewhere. Isis, a student publication, lampooned Australians as good-for-nothings who badly needed education.
Similar: absolute zero, cipher, ne'er-do-well, no-account, no-good, no-mark, nonentity, assbucket, asswipe, badling, blatherskite, bugger
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adj useless, worthless
| Español | bueno para nada, tarambana |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쓸모없다 sseulmo'eopda, 소용없다 soyong'eopda, 녹녹하다 nongnokhada, 거지같다 geojigatda, 지질하다 jijilhada, 보잘것없다 bojalgeodeopda |
| 日本語 | つまらない tsumaranai, 碌でなし rokudenashi |
| 中文 | 沒用 /没用 méiyòng |
| हिन्दी | काम का न काज का दुश्मन अनाज का kām kā na kāj kā duśman anāj kā |
| Português | imprestável, inútil, zero à esquerda |
| Français | bon à rien |
| Deutsch | nutzlos, unbrauchbar, untauglich, unnütz |
| Italiano | fannullone, buono a nulla, pigro, sfaccendato, indolente, sfaticato |
| Русский | никчёмный nikčómnyj, никуды́шный nikudýšnyj |
noun person of little worth or usefulness
| Español | inútil, bueno para nada, mindundi, pelagatos, perdulario, pintamonas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 건달 geondal, 밥벌레 bapbeolle, 밥장군 bapjanggun |
| 日本語 | 碌でなし rokudenashi, 仕様の無い shiyō-no nai, 下らない kudaranai |
| 中文 | 一無是處 /一无是处 yīwúshìchù, 不稂不莠 bùlángbùyǒu, 窩囊 /窝囊 wōnang, 沒出息 /没出息 méi chūxi, 玩兒鬧 /玩儿闹 wánrnào, 不是東西 /不是东西 bù shì dōngxi |
| Português | inútil, imprestável, zero à esquerda |
| Français | bon à rien, vaurien, nullard |
| Deutsch | Taugenichts, Nichtsnutz, Krattler, Tunichtgut |
| Italiano | inutile, buono a nulla |
| Ελληνικά | χαραμοφάης charamofáis |
| Русский | никчёмный nikčómnyj, бесполе́зный bespoléznyj, никуды́шный nikudýšnyj, безде́льник bezdélʹnik |
| עברית | לא יוצלח Lo Yuts'lahh, חסר תועלת chasar thoeleth |
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title = {good-for-nothing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/good-for-nothing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
