"useless, valueless," 1908, from phrase no good "good for nothing." As a noun, recorded by 1924; the variant no-goodnik (see -nik) is attested by 1959.
the car was a no-good piece of junk
a no-good check
no-fault
no-frills
nog
noggin
no-go
no-good
Noh
no-hitter
nohow
noise
noiseless
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