Do-nothing \Do"-noth`ing\, a. Doing nothing; inactive; idle; lazy; as, a do-nothing policy.
do-nothing adj : characterized by inability or unwillingness to work toward a goal or assume responsibility; "a do-nothing government" [syn: {do-nothing(a)}] n : person who does no work; "a lazy bum" [syn: {idler}, {loafer}, {layabout}, {bum}]