noynoying

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noynoying

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From Tagalog Noynoy + -ing, from the nickname of former Philippine president Benigno Aquino III.

noun noy-noying

  1. Philippines, slang, uncountable The use of lazy poses as a form of protest. Like planking, Noynoying can be done almost anywhere, but has the advantage of enabling people to do it in any position they like, political activist Vencer Crisostomo told the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper. That could include standing up, sitting down, or even lying on your back. "The importa
  2. Philippines, slang, uncountable A state of inactivity; indolence; idleness. Now, in the time of Noy-noying^([sic]), our once-great universities are seriously engaged in a race to the bottom. There is another term for that… .. Boboing, the quest to be dumb and dumber.

adjective noy-noying

  1. Philippines, not comparable, slang Lacking urgency; slow or idle.

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@misc{noynoying_2026,
  title = {noynoying},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/noynoying},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}