do-nothingism

noun

inactivity; habitual sloth; idleness

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Meanings

noundo-nothingism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableinactivity; habitual sloth; idleness

    [Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism.

    1959 April 24, Walt Kelly, Pogo, comic strip, →ISBN, page 35

Origin

From do-nothing + -ism.

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Translations

Polish nicnierobienie
  • nicnierobienieTranslations
Russian ничегонеделание
  • ничегонеделание (ničegonedelanije)Translations
Slovak ničnerobenie
  • ničnerobenieTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

do-nothingism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-nothingism

MLA

“do-nothingism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-nothingism. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “do-nothingism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/do-nothingism.

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