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do-naught

do-naught noun: a lazy idler.

Noun

do-naught (plural do-naughts)

  1. (archaic) A lazy idler.

Forms of do-naught

pluraldo-naughts
alternative formdonnat
alternative formdonnot
alternative formdo-nought

Questions about do-naught

What does do-naught mean?
Do-naught means a lazy idler.
What part of speech is do-naught?
Do-naught is a noun.
What is the plural of do-naught?
The plural of do-naught is do-naughts.

Words near do-naught in the dictionary

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

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