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do-nothing

noun

1 do-nothing

Person who does no work.

synonyms: bum, idler, layabout, loafer.

is a specific kind of: nonworker.

is a broader term that covers: clock watcher | couch potato | dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger, mope | dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, poke, trailer | daydreamer, woolgatherer | goldbrick, good-for-naught, good-for-nothing, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, no-account | lazybones | lie-abed, slugabed | loon | shirker, slacker ... show more.

derivation: bum, cadge, grub, mooch, sponge | idle, laze, slug, stagnate | arse about, arse around, bum, bum about, bum around, frig around, fuck off, loaf, loll, loll around, lounge about, lounge around, waste one's time | do-nothings1.

Dutch: luiaard, nietsnut, rentenier
Polish: leniuch, leser, leń, leniuszek, leniwiec, nierób

adjective

1 do-nothing

Characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility.

is similar to: irresponsible.

derivation: bum, do-nothingn1, idler, layabout, loafer.

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