get-nothing

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get-nothing

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noun get-nothings

obsolete A lazy person; an idler; a layabout. Euery get-nothing is a theefe, and lazineſſe is a ſtolen water: if the Deuill can winne thee, to plye hard this liquour, hee knowes it will whet thy ſtomach to any vice.
Similar: idler

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@misc{get_nothing_2026,
  title = {get-nothing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/get-nothing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}