A9

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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