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do-goodism
Variant of do-gooder
do-gooder
definition
☆ do·-gooder (do̵̅o̅′go̵od′ər)
noun
Informal a person who seeks to correct social ills in an idealistic, but usually impractical or superficial, way
Related Forms:
- do-good do′·-good′ adjective
- do-gooding do′·-good′·ing noun or do-goodism do′·-good′ism′
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