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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