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productive procrastination

A form of procrastination in which you refrain from doing other work by productively wasting time on only a part of the work you are already doing.

In other words, you are procrastinating by doing work while doing virtually no work.
Boy: What are you doing?
Girl: I have just spent the last hour making my math homework look pretty and neat instead of doing my English homework.
Boy: Wow, at least you're working on something.
Girl: That's productive procrastination for ya.
by AmyRamen September 9, 2009
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productivity

The ability to make cake balls while you could be doing something else, especially when they're for people. The world will not judge if you make cake balls. The world cannot judge cake balls or the art of making them.
My productivity today was impeccable.
by Master Toda December 1, 2014
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Produce

Shortened version of 'Reproduce' often used as a salutation to someone who has recently attempted or will very soon thereafter attempt reproduction with a female.
Shawn walked into the bar after his date, nodded his head confidently, and Mark the bartender exclaimed "Produce!" Shawn's balls had been drained.
by JonnieChimpo December 16, 2016
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Productive Procrastination

Rationalizing your procrastination by doing something else productive.
Wil: "Have you finished that drawing for class yet?"
Amy: "No, I'm too busy doing the dishes."
Wil: "That's such productive procrastination and you know it."
by AKM178 February 22, 2011
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Productivastinating

(Verb) When you resort to doing chores or something productive besides what you should be doing. A productive procrastinating.

Background: I typically find myself doing laundry, the dishes, clipping my fingernails, and/or basically any chore or task that I wouldn't do any other time (like on a Saturday) other than the night before I have a project due or presentation to make.
I found myself productivastinating until 11pm the night before my midterm, but damn my apartment is spotless.
by Procrastination Pete March 9, 2010
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Ghost producing

Ghost producing is most easily defined as the production of instrumentals for an already alleged hip hop producer who needs someone else to make his beats to rap over. Ghost producing is most easily relatable to "Ghost writing." In which a writer writes lyrics for a rapper to spit. Nonetheless this is all usually kept in secrecy unless stated on the albums credits.
"Kanye west bought beats from Madlib, but hes already a producer."

"Yeah, Madlib's ghost producing."
by Kingchop420 June 3, 2012
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Produce

Vegetables, fruits, etc. sold in a grocery store.
Boy: Where can i find tomatoes?
Grocery Clerk: In the produce section.
by emmccarty December 23, 2007
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