Definitions
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- noun An
idle ,self-indulgent ,worthless person; agood-for-nothing
Etymologies
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Examples
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George brought his ne're-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job.
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Just a ne're-do-well who is passionate about the books and wanted to make certain that this adaptation was going to live up to my very high standards.
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VANCOUVER - The actor who portrayed the ne're-do-well cousin Eddie in the National
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VANCOUVER - The actor who portrayed the ne're-do-well cousin Eddie in the National
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VANCOUVER -- Randy Quaid, the actor who portrayed the ne're-do-well cousin Eddie in the
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The name Kneber simply refers to a particular group of zombie computers, far flung and infected - also known as a "botnet" - under the control of one ne're-do-well owner or group.
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VANCOUVER - The actor who portrayed the ne're-do-well cousin Eddie in the National
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Symantec's Security Response blog has some interesting information on how a ne're-do-well can use the Zeus toolkit to create their very own string of the overall botnet at www. symantec.com.
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VANCOUVER - The actor who portrayed the ne're-do-well cousin Eddie in the National
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If not, you and this arrogant, gray-haired ne're-do-well should rush off and join any of several churches where rantings like that from this poor nun are becoming more and more commonplace.
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