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Make-work

//ˈmeɪkwəːk// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need. US, uncountable

    "I once described this rather vulgarly as a Euro-wanking make-work project and I do not resile from that."

  2. 2
    active work of little value wordnet

Etymology

From make + work.

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