"do-goodery" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: do-gooderies [plural]
Etymology: From do-gooder + -ery. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|do-gooder|ery}} do-gooder + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun}} do-goodery (plural do-gooderies)
  1. The supposedly helpful activities of a do-gooder.
    Sense id: en-do-goodery-en-noun-8N6~fbZN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery

Inflected forms

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