do-nothingism

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do-noth·ing

(do͞o′nŭth′ĭng) Informal

adj.

Offering no initiative for change, especially in politics.

An idle or lazy person.

do′-noth′ing·ism n.

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do-nothingism

idleness or indolence as a habit or regular practice.

do-nothingism

noun

Informal. The quality or state of being lazy:

idleness, indolence, laziness, shiftlessness, sloth, slothfulness, sluggardness, sluggishness.

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