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get-nothings

get-nothings is the plural of get-nothing.

Meaning of get-nothing

Noun

get-nothing (plural get-nothings)

  1. (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.1614, Thomas Adams, The Diuells Banket [The Devil's Banquet], page 76
    Synonyms:
    idler

Questions about get-nothings

What is get-nothings the plural of?
Get-nothings is the plural of get-nothing.

Words near get-nothings in the dictionary

  1. get-in
  2. get-in price
  3. get-in prices
  4. get-ins
  5. get-nothing
  6. get-nothings
  7. get-off-my-lawn
  8. get-out
  9. get-out bet
  10. get-out bets
  11. get-out clause

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