No-good Definition & Meaning
no-good
- adjective
- without merit; "a sorry horse"; "a sorry excuse"; "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick"; "the car was a no- good piece of junk"
- returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check"
Usage tips for "no-good"
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