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Found 3 hits - Term: do-nothing, Database: *, Strategy: exact
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
do-nothing \do"-noth`ing\, a.
   doing nothing; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive;
   idle; lazy; -- of people; as, a do-nothing policy.
   prenominal

   syn: bone-idle, bone-lazy, faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose,
        shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.
        1913 webster + wordnet 1.5

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
do-nothing \do-nothing\ n.
   person who does no work.

   syn: idler, loafer, layabout, bum, ne'er-do-well,
        good-for-nothing.
        wordnet 1.5 do-nothingism

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
do-nothing
     adj : characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a
           goal or assume responsibility; "a do-nothing
           government" syn: do-nothinga
     n : person who does no work; "a lazy bum" syn: idler, loafer,
          layabout, bum
see also:
do-nothinga idler loafer layabout bum 

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