(US) The schoolwork done by students sitting at their desks during schooltime.
(US) The schoolwork done by students sitting at their desks during schooltime.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(chiefly, US) An activity or task assigned or undertaken for the sake of activity or busy-ness, rather than because of a particular need.
(literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.
Something to be sat upon.
(idiomatic, chiefly, US) Work or activity performed with the intention or result of occupying time, and not necessarily to accomplish something productive; routine work of low priority undertaken for the sake of avoiding idleness.
A protest action in which protesters refuse to go to work or school, or in which they show up but do not work.