Meaning
Good for nothing; useless and worthless — a person (or thing) of no value who does nothing helpful and cannot be relied on for anything. 'A good-fi-nuttn bwoy' is a lazy, useless youth. It condemns someone as having no worth or use, whether from laziness, dishonesty, or plain uselessness.
Examples
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Him too good fi nuttn fi even wash him own plate.
He's too good-for-nothing to even wash his own plate.
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Dat good-fi-nuttn radio nuh work.
That useless radio doesn't work.
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She tired a di good-fi-nuttn man.
She's tired of the good-for-nothing man.
Origin
From 'good for nothing'; useless/worthless. See [[wutliss]], [[waste-man]].
How it’s used
Good-for-nothing/useless (of a person or thing). See [[wutliss]], [[waste-man]], [[no-count]].