no-count
1
8.9
- adjective
- /noʊˈkaʊnt/
- Offensive
:
bueno para nada
- "Just no count people," he explained.
Examples
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"White-girl tramp, no-count heifer!"
Fiction book (1995) -
I support Obama; I pay income taxes; I am responsible for my life and care; I take no government "handouts." (And, should Romney become president, will I still be a no-count 47%-er?)
Blog text (22) -
"Of course he turned out to be no-count, but she thought nothing of risking life and limb.
Fiction book (1998) -
Murphy is a no-count, no-accomplishment thug, supported by his corrupt father and the big money his father's construction company makes off the poor and needy.
Blog text (11) -
The question is, isn't it better to have the other side claim you're a bunch of no-count ne'er-do-wells and we're gonna kick your backside next year?
Blog text (12) -
Who cares if you destroy the local economy by making local merchants subsidize their own destruction at the hands of Target? Why don't they just fold up their struggling little no-count stores and get a job for $9 an hour at Target or Panera Bread?
Blog text (15) -
In fact, he lost in a landslide to a no-count lawyer named Febus Bookins, a genial hack who smelled of gin all the time and meant only to rob the county blind during his term of office.
Fiction book (2002) -
I can't believe he bought that old, no-count car for so much money.
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Everyone in the team thought he was just a no-count player who never contributes to the game.
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After failing to win the game again, he felt like a no-count who let his teammates down.
Synonyms
298
3.0
Has no value or use
226
5.1
Having no meaning, value, or purpose
133
2.5
An action that will not help
121
3.9
Not important or serious
88
5.6
Bad or worthless and often causing trouble
54
1.9
Not worth attention or notice
31
5.6
Very small or unimportant and not worth worrying about
30
8.2
Not important and worth very little
5
3.6
Not worth anything or useful
3
6.8
Too small or not important enough to matter
2
6.8
Not useful or worth much
2
4.3
Almost nothing of value
1
7.0
Having no value and not deserving praise
1
9.4
Having little value or importance
1
6.2
Of no value or use
1
9.9
Not having any real value or importance
1
9.9
Small and not important
Not useful and having little value
Not important or serious compared with other things
Very low in value and not important
Not important or worth worrying about
Antonyms
How Worthless
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
No-count comes from the simple idea of being 'not to be counted' and is built on the verb count, which means to give a number or value. So, to call a person or thing no-count is to say they are worthless or unimportant.