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do-gooderism

do-gooderism noun: the behaviour of do-gooders.

Noun

do-gooderism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The behaviour of do-gooders.

Origin of do-gooderism

From do-gooder + -ism.

Questions about do-gooderism

What does do-gooderism mean?
Do-gooderism means the behaviour of do-gooders.
What part of speech is do-gooderism?
Do-gooderism is a noun.

Words near do-gooderism in the dictionary

  1. do-ers
  2. do-funnies
  3. do-funny
  4. do-gooder
  5. do-gooderies
  6. do-gooderism
  7. do-gooders
  8. do-goodery
  9. do-gooding
  10. do-goodism
  11. do-goodisms

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