Do you use the word ‘busywork’ around here? What does it mean?
| NR | 668 |
| BUSY-WORK | 289 |
| ANYTHING | 87 |
| NH | 15 |
| THINGS TO KEEP PEOPLE OCCUPIED | 9 |
| WORK SUCH AS EMBROIDERY | 3 |
| MAKE-WORK | 2 |
| ODDS AND ENDS TO DO WHEN YOU CAN FIT THEM IN | 2 |
| THINGS TO KEEP PEOPLE OCCUPIED WITHOUT REALLY PRODUCING ANYTHING | 2 |
| BUSY AS A BEE | 1 |
| BUSY DOING NOTHING | 1 |
| BUSY WORKING | 1 |
| BUSY-WORKS | 1 |
| CLUTTER WORK | 1 |
| EMBROIDERY | 1 |
| JUST PUTTERING AROUND | 1 |
| KILLING TIME | 1 |
| KNITTING | 1 |
| KNITTING WORKS | 1 |
| LOUSY WORK | 1 |
| MADE-WORK | 1 |
| MONKEY WORK | 1 |
| PICK-UP WORK | 1 |
| SEWING THAT ISN’T NEEDED | 1 |
| SOMETHING ENGROSSING | 1 |
| SOMETHING TO DO TO FILL THE TIME | 1 |
| THINGS TO KEEP CHILDREN OCCUPIED | 1 |
| THINGS TO KEEP PUPILS OCCUPIED WITHOUT REALLY PRODUCING ANYTHING | 1 |
| USEFUL OCCUPATION | 1 |
| WHAT TEACHER GIVES KIDS | 1 |
| WORK | 1 |
| WORK SUCH AS CROCHETING | 1 |
| WORK SUCH AS KNITTING | 1 |
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