# good-for-nothing

Pronunciation: US say "GUUD-fer-nuth-ing" /ˈɡʊd fɚ ˌnʌθɪŋ/; UK/AUS say "GUUD-fuh-nuth-ing" /ˈɡʊd fə ˌnʌθɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A person considered to be of little worth or use.
   - Simple: A person who is not useful and does not do much good.
   - _Her father dismissed every one of her boyfriends as a good-for-nothing._
   - _The landlord grumbled that his tenants were a pack of good-for-nothings who never paid on time._

## Adjective

2. Having no use or worth.
   - Simple: Not useful and not worth anything.
   - _She finally threw her good-for-nothing husband out of the house._
   - _He wasted the whole weekend trying to fix that good-for-nothing lawnmower._

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