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no-account

[ noh-uh-kount ]

/ ˈnoʊ əˌkaʊnt /

Informal.

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adjective

worthless; good-for-nothing; trifling.

noun

a worthless person; good-for-nothing.

Also no-count.

Origin of no-account

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Words nearby no-account

no use crying over spilt milk, no use, it's, no way, no wonder, no', no-account, no-ball, no-bill, no-brainer, no-cal, no-claims bonus

Example sentences from the Web for no-account

But I suppose you're afraid the no-account Count won't figure his life is worth thirty thousand dollars.

Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad |Edith Van Dyne
If I came here, Joseph Stagg, it would cost you more money than youve been paying these no-account women.

Carolyn of the Corners |Ruth Belmore Endicott
She declared that his trifling, no-account nature made him all but impossible.

The Boss of Little Arcady |Harry Leon Wilson
Do you know what you're doing when you talk about marrying old Conboy and loving that handsome, no-account kid, Johnny?

The Best Short Stories of 1921 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story |Various

"You'd better stay over there, you no-account Lothario," Hetty growled.

Make Mine Homogenized |Rick Raphael

British Dictionary definitions for no-account

no-account

adjective

worthless; good-for-nothing

noun

a worthless person