OK guys - i need a new word. A verb, to be more specific.
What word would you use for someone who is pretending to work, but really they are not getting anything done?
2006-10-05 09:30:58 · 15 answers · asked by cinnamongirl 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
hey thanks, guys. keep em coming. there are already some great answers.
2006-10-05 10:29:05 · update #1
psuedolabors - fakes working
He is sooooo psuedolaboring.
psuedo- false, counterfeit
labor - work
2006-10-05 09:35:38 · answer #1 · answered by msbedouin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well that sounds like a slacker to me lol maybe someone with avoidance issues lol why not just throw a few letters together and make a word or better yet get someone to make up the word for you lol remember never do anything today that can be put off till tomorrow lol
2006-10-05 12:30:44 · answer #2 · answered by natasha v 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd call it: petering
Because of Peter Gibbons in Office Space
2006-10-05 11:33:18 · answer #3 · answered by Mee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dawdlework... can be used as a noun and as a verb. I'm dawdleworking as I type this. But I'm not usually a dawdleworker.
To dawdle: to spend time idly
2006-10-05 10:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by B52287 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pantomiming.
2006-10-05 09:40:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I'd call it procrastination - doing one activity in order to avoid doing a more important activity. That's what I'm doing right now!
2006-10-05 09:34:49 · answer #6 · answered by Seraphim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
here's a brief phrase we use at my job
"stealth associate"
-you know their there, but you can't see them
other than that, I'd say go with a famous person who has similar traits like wally on the comic strip dilbert.
2006-10-05 10:01:12 · answer #7 · answered by papeche 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Verb:
deceverk (deceive work)
illaborat or illabor (mocking labor)
Noun:
illufort (illusionary effort or mocking effort)
2006-10-05 12:34:31 · answer #8 · answered by Gin Martini 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Verb for not getting anything done= "bushenit" (BOOSH-knit)
Someone who is pretending to work= "busheniter" (BOOSH-knit-er)
2006-10-05 09:50:41 · answer #9 · answered by Wires77 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wasteaspace mcgee (a waste of space)
2006-10-05 09:33:25 · answer #10 · answered by littleminx 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋