Busywork

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of busy work. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "It's a beautiful afternoon! I'm not going to waste it doing ridiculous busywork for school!"

  2. 2
    active work of little value wordnet

Synonyms

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assignmentcharechargechorecommissionduty

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"It's a beautiful afternoon! I'm not going to waste it doing ridiculous busywork for school!"

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