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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