busyworkn.

Brit.

/ˈbɪzɪwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈbɪziˌwərk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: busy adj., work n.

Etymology: < busy adj. + work n.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

Work that keeps a person busy; repetitive or routine activity, now typically that which is intended to keep a person busy but has little value in itself. Cf. make-work n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > other types of work

church worka1225

kirk work1418

fieldwork1441

labour of love1592

life's work1660

shop work1696

outwork1707

private practice1724

tide-work1739

sales-work1775

marshing1815

work in progress1815

life-work1837

relief work1844

sharp practice1847

near work1850

slop-work1861

repetition work1866

side work1875

rework1878

wage-slavery1886

work in progress1890

war work1891

busywork1893

screen work1912

staff-work1923

gig work1927

knowledge work1959

WIP1966

telework1970

playwork1986

laboratory work2002

the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > business claiming attention > an occupation or affair > devised to keep someone busy

busywork1893

make-work1911

1893 Forum Feb. 754 By busy-work is meant the work performed by one section of the class while the teacher is imparting instruction to another.

1930 Grade Teacher Sept. 30/1 The old term ‘busy work’, now an expression in bad repute, was a quite honest label of what was too often seat work of this character.

1960 C. Geertz Modjokuto vi. 72 The detailed busy-work of the funeral, the politely formal social intercourse with the neighbors..are supposed to carry one through the grief process.

1996 C. Brookmyre Quite Ugly One Morning vi. 37 As a freelance..he was..stuck at a desk all day, landed with exactly the sort of busywork the staffers hated doing.

2006 A. Robbins Overachievers iv. 97 If it's busywork..I'm not going to waste my time doing it for real.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	busywork
释义	busyworkn. Brit. /ˈbɪzɪwəːk/, U.S. /ˈbɪziˌwərk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: busy adj., work n. Etymology: < busy adj. + work n. Originally and chiefly U.S. Work that keeps a person busy; repetitive or routine activity, now typically that which is intended to keep a person busy but has little value in itself. Cf. make-work n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > other types of work church worka1225 kirk work1418 fieldwork1441 labour of love1592 life's work1660 shop work1696 outwork1707 private practice1724 tide-work1739 sales-work1775 marshing1815 work in progress1815 life-work1837 relief work1844 sharp practice1847 near work1850 slop-work1861 repetition work1866 side work1875 rework1878 wage-slavery1886 work in progress1890 war work1891 busywork1893 screen work1912 staff-work1923 gig work1927 knowledge work1959 WIP1966 telework1970 playwork1986 laboratory work2002 the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > [noun] > business claiming attention > an occupation or affair > devised to keep someone busy busywork1893 make-work1911 1893 Forum Feb. 754 By busy-work is meant the work performed by one section of the class while the teacher is imparting instruction to another. 1930 Grade Teacher Sept. 30/1 The old term ‘busy work’, now an expression in bad repute, was a quite honest label of what was too often seat work of this character. 1960 C. Geertz Modjokuto vi. 72 The detailed busy-work of the funeral, the politely formal social intercourse with the neighbors..are supposed to carry one through the grief process. 1996 C. Brookmyre Quite Ugly One Morning vi. 37 As a freelance..he was..stuck at a desk all day, landed with exactly the sort of busywork the staffers hated doing. 2006 A. Robbins Overachievers iv. 97 If it's busywork..I'm not going to waste my time doing it for real. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1893
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