(v.: intr. or reflexively transitive) to procrastinate in a way that seriously fucks you over, short term or in the long run, especially by way of meaningless activities; -tination,(n.) the act of profuctinating
I really profuctinate(d) myself last night on Urban Dictionary; I should have been writing my paper.
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{proh-DUHK-tuh-neyt, pruh-}, IPA /proʊˈdəktəˌneɪt, prə-/
verb, -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to defer one action by performing another, less important or less timely action; delay by doing something somewhat productive: to productinate until the last minute.
–verb (used with object)
2. to put off one thing till another day or time by doing another, relatively less productive, but still productive nonetheless, thing; defer by means of performing a task of less priority; delay by doing something somewhat productive.
Origin:
Compound word from English procrastinate (verb) and productive (adjective), i.e. to productively procrastinate.
Related forms:
pro•duc•ti•nat•ing•ly, pro•duc•ti•nat•ive•ly, adverb
pro⋅duc⋅ti⋅na⋅tion, noun
pro⋅duc⋅ti⋅na⋅tive, pro⋅duc⋅ti⋅na⋅to⋅ry {proh-duhk-tuh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, pruh-}, IPA /proʊˈdəktənəˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri, prə-/, adjective
pro⋅duc⋅ti⋅na⋅tive⋅ness, noun
pro⋅duc⋅ti⋅na⋅tor, noun
{proh-DUHK-tuh-neyt, pruh-}, IPA /proʊˈdəktəˌneɪt, prə-/
verb, -nat•ed, -nat•ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to defer one action by performing another, less important or less timely action; delay by doing something somewhat productive: to productinate until the last minute.
–verb (used with object)
2. to put off one thing till another day or time by doing another, relatively less productive, but still productive nonetheless, thing; defer by means of performing a task of less priority; delay by doing something somewhat productive.
Origin:
Compound word from English procrastinate (verb) and productive (adjective), i.e. to productively procrastinate.
Related forms:
pro•duc•ti•nat•ing•ly, pro•duc•ti•nat•ive•ly, adverb
pro⋅duc⋅ti⋅na⋅tion, noun
pro⋅duc⋅ti⋅na⋅tive, pro⋅duc⋅ti⋅na⋅to⋅ry {proh-duhk-tuh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, pruh-}, IPA /proʊˈdəktənəˌtɔri, -ˌtoʊri, prə-/, adjective
pro⋅duc⋅ti⋅na⋅tive⋅ness, noun
pro⋅duc⋅ti⋅na⋅tor, noun
I productinated for my philosophy paper that's due tomorrow by paying my bills online for next month.
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Delaying professional work of an important nature by doing other more mundane, yet professional work. Other forms of the word include profastination, profastinate.
I really didn't want to start that report, so I profastinated by checking my email and organizing my desk.
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