Prairie dogging (verb),
any of a genus (Cynomys) of gregarious burrowing rodents of the squirrel family chiefly of central and western U.S. plains
especially : a black-tailed rodent (
C. ludovicianus) that usually lives in extensive colonial office spaces.
Definition: to pop up like a prairie dog in an office setting and look around the room from ones cubicle for a few seconds. Often done at near simultaneous times by other employees (prairie
dogs) in said environment. Looks similar to skill
based games where one attempts to
smash down the prairie
dogs with a padded hammer.