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busywork
noun
(bus-y-work)
active work of little value
Synonyms:
make-work,
Examples:
While he was waiting he filled the days with busywork.
Words Related to
busywork
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make-work
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drudgery
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chore
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tedium
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rote
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administrivia
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homework
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bookwork
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minutia
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schoolwork
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scut work
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tediousness
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drudge
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humdrum
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micromanagement
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monotony
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technobabble
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repetitiveness
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boredom
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workday
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housework
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busyness
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bureaucracy
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inane
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memorization
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yardwork
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rigmarole
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stenography
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irrelevancies
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mumbo jumbo
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drivel
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boring
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tasks
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trivialities
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dreck
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clutter
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distractedness
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twaddle
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coursework
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gobbledygook
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daydreaming
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fluff
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nitpicking
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trifles
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rigamarole
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faultfinding
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kvetching
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billable hours
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spreadsheets
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philosophizing
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chitchat
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hackwork
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procrastinating
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stuff
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tickler file
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bloviation
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brainwork
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jabberwocky
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snipe hunt
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mundaneness
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photocopying
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housewifery
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picayune
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nothingness
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excessing
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wordprocessing
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tattling
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xeroxing
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automatons
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shoptalk
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mediocrities
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annoyances
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prewriting
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distractions
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crosswords
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slothfulness
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deskbound
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quadratic equation
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vacuuming
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platitudes
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speechifying
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crapola
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tommyrot
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workaholics
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pabulum
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dissertations
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crap
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everydayness
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window dressing
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invigilating
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browbeating
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proofreading
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pencil pusher
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kibitzing
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reams
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piffle
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lit crit
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mcjobs
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consuming
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typing
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busywork
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