no-good
1. [ adjective ] without merit
Synonyms: no-account good-for-naught meritless no-count sorry good-for-nothing
Examples:

"a sorry horse" "a sorry excuse" "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick" "the car was a no-good piece of junk"

Related terms: worthless
2. [ adjective ] without merit
Synonyms: no-account good-for-nothing meritless no-count sorry good-for-naught
Examples:

"a sorry horse" "a sorry excuse" "a lazy no-count, good-for-nothing goldbrick" "the car was a no-good piece of junk"

Related terms: worthless
3. [ adjective ] returned for lack of funds
Synonyms: rubber
Examples:

"a rubber check" "a no-good check"

Related terms: colloquialism bad