Meaning of noynoying | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The use of lazy poses as a form of protest.
   Philippines, slang, uncountable
2. A state of inactivity; indolence; idleness.
   Philippines, slang, uncountable

Examples

“Like⟳ planking, Noynoying can be done almost anywhere, but has the advantage of enabling people to do it in any position they like⟳, political activist Vencer Crisostomo told the Philippine Daily Inquirer newspaper. That could include⟳ standing up, sitting down, or even lying on your back. "The important thing is that you're doing nothing," Mr. Crisostomo said.”

“Now, in the time of Noy-noying^([sic]), our once-great universities are seriously engaged in a race⟳ to the bottom. There is another term for that… .. Boboing, the quest to be dumb and dumber.”

““Noynoying”, which has become⟳ a synonym for inaction, was inspired by the Philippines’ president, Benino Aquino III, known to many by his nickname “Noynoy”. The president has faced growing criticism for doing nothing to stop⟳ the rise⟳ of fuel prices.”

“And could it be that Aquino’s defenders in the dominant local media are finally being shown up for what they really are, like⟳ that broadcaster who cannot understand⟳ the concept of conflict of interest⟳ and still goes to work⟳ even if her husband is one of this administration’s most important officials – as enablers of noynoying and suppressors of the truth? (Seriously, does this woman – who was once a real journalist – even know⟳ what she’s doing anymore?)”

“We have⟳ to resurrect noynoying because Noynoy cannot be someone that his character is not. Even his very first act in office, which was to do away with wang-wang ostensibly as a sign⟳ of humility and oneness with the people, already suggested, if inadvertently, a lack of urgency.”

“With a little over three weeks before the nation reaffirms its righteous judgment on an anointed successor, Aquino prays, will continue⟳ the kind of governance he had himself inflicted, the signature “noynoying” had yet again reared its empty head, this time on a stretch⟳ of road in remote Kidapawan, where desolation validates the hidden economic failures of the Aquino administration.”

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