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And doing little unimportant things: Somebody asks, “What are you doing?” and you answer, “Nothing in particular—I’m just ________.”

FOOLING AROUND 126
KILLING TIME 118
PIDDLING AROUND 86
MESSING AROUND 84
PIDDLING 83
FIDDLING AROUND 63
PUTTERING AROUND 51
LOAFING 48
FIDDLING 39
WASTING TIME 38
PUTTERING 36
GOOFING OFF 25
NR 25
DOODLING 13
MONKEYING AROUND 13
DOING NOTHING 12
SITTING AROUND 11
DOING ODD JOBS 10
DOING ODDS AND ENDS 9
PASSING THE TIME 9
TRIFLING 9
FUSSING AROUND 8
IDLING 8
TINKERING AROUND 8
PUTTING IN TIME 7
FOOLIN’ AROUND 6
PASSING TIME 6
PUTZING AROUND 6
TAKING IT EASY 6
DAWDLING 5
FRITTERING 5
KEEPING BUSY 5
LOAFING AROUND 5
PLAYING AROUND 5
TINKERING 5
DILLY-DALLYING 4
HANGING AROUND 4
MARKING TIME 4
MESSING 4
TRIFLING AROUND 4
BUSYWORK 3
DIDDLING AROUND 3
DOING NOTHING IN PARTICULAR 3
FOOLING OFF TIME 3
NOTHING 3
NOTHING MUCH 3
PASSING THE TIME OF DAY 3
PLAYING 3
PROCRASTINATING 3
RESTING 3
BEATING IN TIME 2
BROWSING AROUND 2
COOTERING AROUND 2
DOING NOTHING MUCH 2
DOING THIS AND THAT 2
DOODLING AROUND 2
FRITTERING AWAY MY TIME 2
FRITTERING AWAY TIME 2
FRITTERING TIME AWAY 2
FUCKING THE DOG 2
FUSSING 2
FUTZING AROUND 2
GINNING AROUND 2
GOOFIN’ OFF 2
GOOFING 2
GOOFING AROUND 2
HORSING AROUND 2
LAZY 2
NOT MUCH OF ANYTHING 2
PASSING TIME AWAY 2
POKING AROUND 2
PUDDLING AROUND 2
PUTTING AROUND 2
SCREWING AROUND 2
STALLING 2
WASTING 2
WASTING MY TIME 2
WHILING AWAY THE TIME 2
A-KILLING TIME 1
BEATING AROUND 1
BEING LAZY 1
BIDING MY TIME 1
BRIGGLING AROUND 1
BULL-JIVING 1
CATCHING UP 1
CATCHING UP ODD JOBS 1
CATCHING UP ON ODDS AND ENDS 1
COUNTING TIME 1
DALLYING 1
DAYDREAMING 1
DIDDLE-DIDDLING 1
DIDDLING 1
DOING A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING 1
DOING A LITTLE JOB 1
DOING A LITTLE OF THIS AND THAT 1
DOING DARN LITTLE THINGS 1
DOING FIRST ONE THING AND THEN ANOTHER 1
DOING KNICKKNACK JOBS 1
DOING MENIAL TASKS 1
DOING NOTHING VERY MUCH 1
DOING ODD THINGS 1
DOING PIDDLING JOBS 1
DOING PIDDLY THINGS 1
DOING THE SAME OLD THING 1
DOING TRIFLES 1
DOING TRIVIAL THINGS 1
DOING TRIVIAL WORK 1
DOING UP ODD JOBS 1
DRAGGING 1
DRIBBLING AWAY 1
DUBBING 1
EFFING AROUND 1
EXISTING 1
FAKING IT 1
FIDDLING AWAY MY TIME 1
FIDDLING TIME OFF 1
FIDUDDLING 1
FILLING IN TIME 1
FILLING MY TIME 1
FILLING OUT THE TIME 1
FILLING UP TIME 1
FILL-THE-DOOTSYING 1
FISSLING AROUND 1
FLUBBING AROUND 1
FOOLING 1
FOOLING AWAY TIME 1
FOOLING OFF 1
FOOLISHNESS 1
FRITTERING AROUND 1
FRITTERING AWAY THE TIME 1
FRITTERING MY TIME AWAY 1
FRITTERING THE TIME AWAY 1
FRIVOLIN’ 1
FRIVOLOUS 1
FUCKING AROUND 1
FUCKING OFF 1
FUSSING ABOUT 1
FUTZING 1
IDLE HANDS GET YOU INTO TROUBLE 1
IDLING AROUND 1
IDLING MY TIME 1
IDLING MY TIME AWAY 1
JIGGING AROUND 1
KILLING 1
LAZY DAYS 1
LETTING TIME PASS 1
LITTLE AS POSSIBLE 1
LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING 1
LIVING THE DAYS THROUGH 1
LOAFING ON THE JOB 1
LOITERING 1
LOITERING AROUND 1
LOLLING 1
LOLLYGAGGING AROUND 1
LOOLING AROUND 1
LOUNGING 1
LYING AROUND 1
MAKING TIME 1
MEDITATING 1
MONKEYING 1
MOPING AROUND 1
MOSING AROUND 1
MUCH OF NOTHING 1
MUSSING AROUND 1
NIGGERING AROUND 1
NOT A HELL OF A LOT 1
NOT BUSY 1
NOT DOING A THING 1
NOT DOING ANYTHING 1
NOT MUCH 1
NOT WORTH DOING 1
NOTHING THAT AMOUNTS TO ANYTHING 1
ODDS AND ENDS 1
PASSING AWAY THE TIME 1
PASSING OFF TIME 1
PASSING THE TIME AWAY 1
PICKING AROUND 1
PICKING UP CHIPS 1
PICKING UP SCRAPS 1
PICKING UP STICKS 1
PIDDLING ROUND 1
PILING UP WHAT I DID YESTERDAY 1
POTTERING AROUND 1
PUSSYFOOTING AROUND 1
PUTTING IN THE TIME 1
PUTZING 1
PUTZYING 1
RAKING LEAVES 1
REDDING UP 1
RELAXING 1
RUNNING IN NEUTRAL 1
SETTING AROUND 1
SETTING AROUND DOING NOTHING 1
SHILLY-SHALLYING AROUND 1
SHIRKING 1
SHITTING AROUND 1
SITTING 1
SITTING AROUND HOLDING YOUR HANDS 1
SITTING AROUND LOAFING 1
SITTING HERE WITH MY TEETH IN MY HEAD 1
SLACKING 1
SLOPPING AROUND 1
SPENDING TIME 1
STALLING AROUND 1
TAKING THINGS EASY 1
THIS OR THAT 1
TIDYING UP 1
TWIDDLING 1
TWIDDLING MY THUMBS 1
UTILIZING MY TIME AWAY 1
WASTING OFF 1
WATCHING T.V. 1
WATCHING TELEVISION 1
WHILING 1
WHILING AROUND 1
WHILING AWAY TIME 1
WHILING THE TIME AWAY 1
WORKING AROUND 1
WORKING HARD TO KEEP OUT OF WORK 1
WORKING ON TRIVIA 1

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