do-nothing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun person who does no work
    layabout; loafer; bum; idler.
    • a lazy bum
  2. adjective satellite characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility
    • a do-nothing government

WordNet

Do"-noth`ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy.

Webster 1913