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do-nothing

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do-noth⋅ing

  [doo-nuhth-ing]
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–noun
1. a person who chooses to do nothing; a lazy or worthless person.
–adjective
2. characterized by inability or unwillingness to initiate action, work toward a goal, assume responsibility, or the like: a do-nothing government.
Origin:
1570–80
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do-noth·ing   (dōō'nŭth'ĭng)
adj.  Offering no initiative for change, especially in politics.
n.  An idle or lazy person.
do'-noth'ing·ism n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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