noynoying

English

Etymology

Noynoy +‎ -ing, from the nickname of former Philippine president Benigno Aquino III.

Noun

noynoying (uncountable)

1. (Philippines, neologism) The use of lazy poses as a form of protest.
   • 2012, James Hookway, “'Noynoying' Poses Challenge to Philippine Leader”, in The Wallstreet Journal:

     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.

2. (Philippines, neologism) A state of inactivity; indolence; idleness.
   • 2012, Marlen V. Ronquillo, “After Noynoying…Boboing”, in The Manila Times:

     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.

   • 2012, “'Noynoying': the Art of Making Fun of President 'Noynoy'’s Inaction”, in The Observers:

     “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.

   • 2013, Jojo Robles, “Global Noynoying”, in The Manila Standard:

     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?)

   • 2014, Jerry Tundag, “Noynoying Revisited”, in The Freeman:

     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.

   • 2016, Dean Dela Paz, “Never-ending Noynoying”, in The Market Monitor:

     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.

Adjective

noynoying (not comparable)

1. (Philippines, neologism) Lacking urgency; slow or idle.