“marasa sikeli” ba kalma ce da ake samu a yawancin ƙamus ba, domin ba kalmar Ingilishi da aka saba amfani da ita ba ce. Duk da haka, yana iya zama kalmar da aka yi amfani da ita a cikin takamaiman yanayi kamar a ilimin dabbobi don kwatanta nau'in kifi ba tare da ma'auni ba ko a cikin kiɗa don kwatanta waƙa ba tare da wani ma'auni na kiɗa ba. Gabaɗaya amfani, "marasa sikeli" ana iya fassara shi azaman wani abu maras ma'auni, daidaito, ko ma'auni.