BUSYWORK Meaning of BUSYWORK in English bus ‧ y ‧ work /ˈbɪziwɜːk $ -wɜːrk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] American English work that gives someone something to do, but that is not really necessary Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012