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ottering 

Initially appears to be an activity without purpose; after closer examination, it is a mundane task or job done with playful enjoyment.
Jimmy's wadding up his dirty clothes, 'shooting hoops' into the laundry basket.

Jimmy's mom: "Will you stop ottering and bring me that hamper! I need to get the laundry done!"
ottering by deerex August 17, 2010
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sea ottering 

"Sea ottering" is to cuddle and fall asleep with a partner.

This is because sea otters often rest together in 'rafts' and hold paws so that they don't float away from their group, as seen in the popular YouTube video "Otters holding hands" by user cynthiaholmes.
Girl: Sea otters are so cute. Did you know they hold paws when they sleep to keep from floating away from eachother?

Boy: Haha no I never knew that, that's actually pretty cute.

Girl: Isn't it!

Boy: Yeah, and hey, maybe we can 'sea otter' sometime, yeah?

Girl: Okay! I look forward to sea ottering with you. *wink
sea ottering by JakeyJ November 8, 2010

Ottering 

Verb

The act of sitting in random areas and posing like the aquatic mammal. Not as popular as Planking or Owling but stay tuned...all of the kids are doing it.

Truly just a form of one-upmanship in the world of photo taking.
Man1: Is Mikaila owling?

Man2: Nope; she just invented Ottering

Man1: Strength
Ottering by Cosmo S. August 4, 2011

Ottering 

Eating food (esp. potato chips) from on your chest while lying on a couch or in bed
I was ottering a full pack of salt and vinegar chips and watching the last episode of Walking Dead
Ottering by Hof500 October 1, 2020

Ottering 

The act of eating food off of ones own belly. Usually laying on a couch or in bed while doing so.
Look at Brian over there just ottering on the floor; too lazy to even eat at the table.
Ottering by MrGaud March 29, 2021

Ottering 

The act of travelling away from ones home in search of previously unkown drinking establishments. Only turning back towards home when last orders are called.

The term "Ottering" is derived from the real ale "Otter" which was discovered on the first ever trip in 2009
"I went Ottering last night, and ended up in Cornwall"
Ottering by OtterShandee October 22, 2009