What do you call wasting time by not working on the job?
| LOAFING | 478 |
| GOOFING OFF | 148 |
| KILLING TIME | 122 |
| IDLING | 60 |
| GOLDBRICKING | 56 |
| WASTING TIME | 25 |
| SOLDIERING | 23 |
| LOITERING | 22 |
| FOOLING AROUND | 19 |
| SHIRKING | 18 |
| DAWDLING | 15 |
| LAZY | 11 |
| LAZINESS | 10 |
| LOAFING ON THE JOB | 10 |
| PIDDLING | 10 |
| NR | 9 |
| CHEATING | 7 |
| IDLENESS | 7 |
| RESTING | 7 |
| BEATING TIME | 6 |
| BEING LAZY | 6 |
| DEADBEATING | 6 |
| GOOFING | 6 |
| LAYING DOWN ON THE JOB | 6 |
| DOING NOTHING | 5 |
| LOSING TIME | 5 |
| SLOUGHING OFF | 5 |
| TRIFLING | 5 |
| FEATHERBEDDING | 4 |
| FIDDLING AROUND | 4 |
| FUCKING OFF | 4 |
| IDLING AROUND | 4 |
| LOAFING AROUND | 4 |
| MESSING AROUND | 4 |
| PIDDLING AROUND | 4 |
| RATTING | 4 |
| BUMMING | 3 |
| DILLYDALLYING | 3 |
| DOGGING IT | 3 |
| FUCKING THE DOG | 3 |
| IDLE | 3 |
| LAYING AROUND | 3 |
| PROCRASTINATING | 3 |
| PROCRASTINATION | 3 |
| STALLING | 3 |
| BOONDOGGING | 2 |
| BOONDOGGLING | 2 |
| BUMMING AROUND | 2 |
| COFFEE BREAK | 2 |
| DAYDREAMING | 2 |
| DIDDLING | 2 |
| DOGGING | 2 |
| DOODLING | 2 |
| FOOLING AWAY TIME | 2 |
| FUDGING | 2 |
| HORSING AROUND | 2 |
| LAZING | 2 |
| LAZYING AROUND | 2 |
| LEISURE | 2 |
| MALINGERING | 2 |
| PLAYING AROUND | 2 |
| PLAYING HOOKEY | 2 |
| PUTTERING | 2 |
| PUTTING IN TIME | 2 |
| SCREWING OFF | 2 |
| SITTING DOWN ON THE JOB | 2 |
| SLACKING | 2 |
| SLOUGHING | 2 |
| AIN’T A-DOIN’ NOTHIN’ | 1 |
| ARMY GAME | 1 |
| ASSENING AROUND | 1 |
| AT EASE | 1 |
| AT LEISURE | 1 |
| BEATING THE DOG | 1 |
| BEING IDLE | 1 |
| BEING IDLESOME | 1 |
| BEING SLACK | 1 |
| CHEATING ON THE JOB | 1 |
| CHISELING | 1 |
| CLOCK-WATCHER | 1 |
| COASTING | 1 |
| COFFEE TIME | 1 |
| COPPING OUT | 1 |
| “DELAY, LINGER, AND WAIT” | 1 |
| DODDLING | 1 |
| DOGGING OFF | 1 |
| DOIN’ NOTHIN’ | 1 |
| DOING THE DOG | 1 |
| DO-NOTHING | 1 |
| DON’T GET INTO GEAR | 1 |
| DOWNRIGHT LAZINESS | 1 |
| DOWNRIGHT LAZY | 1 |
| DRAGGING AROUND | 1 |
| DWODDLING | 1 |
| FAULENZEN | 1 |
| FIDDLING | 1 |
| FIDDLING THE TIME AWAY | 1 |
| FIDDLING YOUR TIME AWAY | 1 |
| FLUFFING OFF | 1 |
| FOOLING | 1 |
| FOOLING AWAY | 1 |
| FOOLING HIS TIME AWAY | 1 |
| FOOLING ROUND | 1 |
| FOOLING TIME AWAY | 1 |
| FREELOADING | 1 |
| FRETTING TIME | 1 |
| FRITTERING | 1 |
| FRITTERING AWAY | 1 |
| FRITTERING AWAY THE TIME | 1 |
| FRITTERING AWAY YOUR TIME | 1 |
| FRITTERING TIME | 1 |
| FRITTING AWAY YOUR TIME | 1 |
| FROGGIN’ | 1 |
| GABBING | 1 |
| GETTING LAZY ON THE JOB | 1 |
| GOLDDIGGING | 1 |
| HANGING AROUND | 1 |
| HANGING ON THE HOE | 1 |
| I BELONG TO THE GREAT SOCIETY | 1 |
| IDLE HANDS ARE A DEVIL’S WORKSHOP | 1 |
| IDLING AWAY THE TIME | 1 |
| IDLING TIME AWAY | 1 |
| ISN’T A GOOD WORKER | 1 |
| JUDGING | 1 |
| JUST LAZY | 1 |
| JUST SITTING | 1 |
| KICKING AROUND | 1 |
| KNOCKING OFF | 1 |
| LAGGING | 1 |
| LALLIN’ AROUND | 1 |
| LALLYGAGGING | 1 |
| LAYING DOWN | 1 |
| LAYING OUT | 1 |
| LAZING ABOUT | 1 |
| LAZING AROUND | 1 |
| LAZY SPELL | 1 |
| LAZYING | 1 |
| LEANING ON THE SHOVEL | 1 |
| LEGGING ON THE JOB | 1 |
| LOAFERING | 1 |
| LOAFERING AROUND | 1 |
| LOAFING OFF | 1 |
| LOITERING AROUND | 1 |
| LOLLYGOGGING | 1 |
| LOPPING AROUND | 1 |
| LOST HIS TIME | 1 |
| LOST TIME | 1 |
| LOUNGING AROUND | 1 |
| LOUSING | 1 |
| LYING AROUND | 1 |
| MAKING TIME | 1 |
| MARKING TIME | 1 |
| MESSING ROUND | 1 |
| MOONLIGHTING | 1 |
| NEGLIGENCE | 1 |
| NIGGERHEADING | 1 |
| NO-GOOD | 1 |
| NOT DOING ANYTHING | 1 |
| PART-TIMER | 1 |
| PASSING AWAY THE TIME | 1 |
| PASSING THE TIME AWAY | 1 |
| PATTERING | 1 |
| PHILANDERING | 1 |
| PIDDLER | 1 |
| PIDDLING YOUR TIME AWAY | 1 |
| PLAYING HOOKEY ON THE BOSS | 1 |
| PLAYING TRUANT | 1 |
| PUTTING IN HIS TIME | 1 |
| RATTING AROUND | 1 |
| RATTING ON THE JOB | 1 |
| RELAXING | 1 |
| RENEGING | 1 |
| ROOM LOAFER | 1 |
| SCABBING | 1 |
| SCREWING THE DAY | 1 |
| SETTING AROUND | 1 |
| SETTING DOWN | 1 |
| SHENANYING | 1 |
| SHIFTLESS | 1 |
| SHIRKIN’ | 1 |
| SHOOLING | 1 |
| SITTING AROUND | 1 |
| SKATING | 1 |
| SKULKING THE TIME | 1 |
| SLACKER | 1 |
| SLACKING HIS TIME AWAY | 1 |
| SLACKING OFF | 1 |
| SLACKING ON THE JOB | 1 |
| SLOAFING | 1 |
| SLOTH | 1 |
| SLOTHFUL | 1 |
| SLOUCHING | 1 |
| SLURKING | 1 |
| SMACK | 1 |
| SOLDIERING ON THE JOB | 1 |
| SPRAWLESS | 1 |
| STEALING TIME | 1 |
| TAKING A BREAK | 1 |
| TAKING A FIVE | 1 |
| TAKING A REST | 1 |
| TAKING DAYS OFF | 1 |
| TAKING FIVE | 1 |
| TAKING IT EASY | 1 |
| THROWING OFF | 1 |
| THROWING TIME AWAY | 1 |
| TIME-KILLING | 1 |
| TIME-WASTING | 1 |
| TOODLING AROUND | 1 |
| UNEMPLOYED | 1 |
| UTILIZING | 1 |
| W.P.A. JOBS | 1 |
| WANDERING OFF | 1 |
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