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do-nothingism

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do-nothingism

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From do-nothing + -ism.

noun

  1. uncountable inactivity; habitual sloth; idleness [Deacon Mushrat to Pogo:] The Machiavellian barratry of a pettifogging public has maundered into do-nothingism.

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Русскийничегонеделание ničegonedelanije

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"do-nothingism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/do-nothingism. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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do-nothingism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/do-nothingism

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"do-nothingism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/do-nothingism.

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@misc{do_nothingism_2026,
  title = {do-nothingism},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/do-nothingism},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}