(UK, colloquial, euphemistic, chiefly, of a person) Useless.
(UK, colloquial, euphemistic, chiefly, of a person) Useless.
Where is that lad? He's neither use nor ornament!
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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“Not only is twitter a cesspit it doesn’t even work properly. The search function is neither use nor ornament.”
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Something that is useful.