handyhabit

noun
UK /ˈhændiˌhæbɪt/
US /ˈhændiˌhæbɪt/

A handyhabit is a helpful thing you do again and again without thinking much.

Putting my shoes by the door is a handyhabit that saves me time.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A small skill you use often to make tasks easier.

Tying a quick knot is a handyhabit when you go camping.

3. A clever way of doing something that becomes automatic.

Keeping a shopping list on the fridge became a handyhabit for the whole family.

4. A tool or trick you rely on regularly.

Her handyhabit of carrying a pen means she is always ready to write.