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do-littles

do-littles is the plural of do-little.

Meaning of do-little

Noun

do-little (plural do-littles)

  1. (colloquial) Someone who does, performs or achieves little
    • Great talkers are commonly do-littles.1655, John Richardson, Choice Observations and Explanations of the Old Testament […]
    Synonyms:
    layabout

Questions about do-littles

What is do-littles the plural of?
Do-littles is the plural of do-little.

Words near do-littles in the dictionary

  1. do-it-yourselfer
  2. do-it-yourselfers
  3. do-it-yourselfism
  4. do-it-yourselfness
  5. do-little
  6. do-littles
  7. do-naught
  8. do-naughts
  9. do-nothing
  10. do-nothingism
  11. do-nothingness

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