BUSYWORK


Meaning of BUSYWORK in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

: work that usually appears productive or of intrinsic value but actually only keeps one occupied

freshmen know perfectly well that most of the writing assigned to them is pedagogical busywork — Mary P. Keeley

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.