» do-nothing
Noun (1 meaning)
1. person who does no work.
idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum
Example:
- “a lazy bum”
do-nothing is a type of:
- nonworker (noun) - a person who does nothing
types of do-nothing:
- clock watcher (noun) - a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time
- couch potato (noun) - an idler who spends much time on a couch (usually watching television)
- dallier, dillydallier, dilly-dallier, mope, lounger (noun) - someone who wastes time
- dawdler, drone, laggard, lagger, trailer, poke (noun) - someone who takes more time than necessary
- daydreamer, woolgatherer (noun) - someone who indulges in idle or absentminded daydreaming
- goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naught (noun) - an idle worthless person
- lazybones (noun) - a lazy person
- lie-abed, slugabed (noun) - a person who stays in bed until a relatively late hour
- loon (noun) - a worthless lazy fellow
- slacker, shirker (noun) - a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
- sluggard, slug (noun) - an idle slothful person
- spiv (noun) - a person without employment who makes money by various dubious schemes
- sunbather (noun) - someone who basks in the sunshine in order to get a suntan
- trifler (noun) - one who behaves lightly or not seriously
- whittler (noun) - someone who whittles (usually as an idle pastime)
do-nothing is derivationally related to:
- to bum, bum around, bum about, arse around, arse about, fuck off, loaf, frig around, waste one's time, lounge around, loll, loll around, lounge about (verb) - be lazy or idle
- do-nothing (adjective) - characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility
- to idle, laze, slug, stagnate (verb) - be idle
- to mooch, bum, cadge, grub, sponge (verb) - ask for and get free
Adjective (1 meaning)
1. characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility.
Example:
- “a do-nothing government”
Derivationally related form:
- idler, loafer, do-nothing, layabout, bum (noun) - person who does no work
do-nothing is similar to:
- irresponsible (adjective) - showing lack of care for consequences