no-account

[noh-uh-kount] /ˈnoʊ əˌkaʊnt/
adjective
1.
worthless; good-for-nothing; trifling.
noun
2.
a worthless person; good-for-nothing.
Also, no-count.
Origin
1835-45, Americanism
Examples from the web for no-account
  • She is not a no-account relative with a no-show job.
British Dictionary definitions for no-account

no-account

adjective
1.
worthless; good-for-nothing
noun
2.
a worthless person
Word Origin and History for no-account
adj.

"worthless," 1845, American English, literally "of no account" (see account (n.)). The phrase of non acompte "of no value or importance" is from late 14c. Contracted form no'count is attested from 1853.

Slang definitions & phrases for no-account

no-account

adjective

Worthless; untrustworthy; incorrigible: I'm a lazy no-account bum (1845+)

noun

: A no-count that never did a right thing in his life