"do-naught" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: do-naughts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} do-naught (plural do-naughts)
  1. (archaic) A lazy good-for-nothing. Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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