A state of activity usually rerserved for use in the presence of a manager or boss. The activity mimics productiveness without actually serving a purpose. Usually instituted by lazy co-workers who want to avoid being singled out for new assignments.
Dept. Manager: Bob, could you summarize this file for thursday's meeting?
Bob: (carrying a worthless stack of documents) Oh, I wish I could but I'm still working on this right now. Maybe you could ask Mary to do it?
Dept Manager: Ok , I wonder where she is.
2. (Mary rushes by artificially busy. She is headed for the break room)
Dept. Manager: Mary, I was just...
Mary: Um, Dave I'll be right with you, I just need to take care of one thing... (walks away in a haze of false productiveness)
Dept. Manager: Wow, these guys are so busy...what a great team! I guess I could do this summary myself...
Bob: (carrying a worthless stack of documents) Oh, I wish I could but I'm still working on this right now. Maybe you could ask Mary to do it?
Dept Manager: Ok , I wonder where she is.
2. (Mary rushes by artificially busy. She is headed for the break room)
Dept. Manager: Mary, I was just...
Mary: Um, Dave I'll be right with you, I just need to take care of one thing... (walks away in a haze of false productiveness)
Dept. Manager: Wow, these guys are so busy...what a great team! I guess I could do this summary myself...
by thenadie1 October 9, 2005
Get the artificially busy mug.When you use the excuse of being positive for methamphetamines because your boyfriend ejaculated inside you because “he was positive for meth”
My PO told me I was positive for meth. I asked if it was because of my boyfriend ejaculating in me. She asked if I just used the excuse of being artificially inmethinated
by I’m Not Your PO December 7, 2022
Get the Artificially inmethinated mug.1. Feeling like you have been extremely busy and you have no time for anything fun any more but never accomplishing anything.
2. A person who says that they cant do anything with you because they are busy but they dont actually have anything to do.
2. A person who says that they cant do anything with you because they are busy but they dont actually have anything to do.
Person 1: "man i have been so busy but i have just watched tv all day"
Person 2: "Oh thats just an artificially busy day"
Or
Person 1: "Hey do you want to go to the movies later?"
Person 2: "No thanks man Ive got stuff to do"
Person 3: "No you dont, youre just artificially busy"
Person 1: "Dude, thats lame!"
Person 2: "Oh thats just an artificially busy day"
Or
Person 1: "Hey do you want to go to the movies later?"
Person 2: "No thanks man Ive got stuff to do"
Person 3: "No you dont, youre just artificially busy"
Person 1: "Dude, thats lame!"
by Jessy-ka October 6, 2005
Get the artificially busy mug.When one puts on the illusion of having legitimate activities to do when in reality they're just trying to avoid you for some unexplicable reason. Uses such excuses as, "I can't talk now, I gotta study for my 5000954543098534 tests" or "Sorry but I can't chill with you anymore today because I have 4343290^7 appointments to go to." Extremely annoying, not very clever and the only person that these people fool are themselves.
Me: *dials number* Hey baby!
Boyfriend: Hey I gotta run because I have to go clean the house all day! *click*
Me: Damn it, hes artificially busy again, must be with that bitch Shaneese
Boyfriend: Hey I gotta run because I have to go clean the house all day! *click*
Me: Damn it, hes artificially busy again, must be with that bitch Shaneese
by EXPLIZIT October 10, 2005
Get the artificially busy mug.When one is extremely tired but must stay awake for one reason or another. In order to do so, they ingest a lot of chemicals (Red Bull, coffee, Mountain Dew, ect.) to keep going.
I am running on a little sleep and a lot of chemicals. I'm 9 hours, a venti latte and 2 gigantic red bulls into a 14 hour work day; at this point, I am only artificially awake!
by Duke Rude July 29, 2009
Get the Artificially Awake mug.1) Being too busy to do anything else for a long time, but not actually accomplishing anything.
2) Being "busy" when somebody wants to hang out with you or sign you up for something, but really you're going to stay at home and count the ceiling tiles.
3) Being "busy" whenever somebody walks up to talk to you or to hide the fact that you are eavesdropping.
2) Being "busy" when somebody wants to hang out with you or sign you up for something, but really you're going to stay at home and count the ceiling tiles.
3) Being "busy" whenever somebody walks up to talk to you or to hide the fact that you are eavesdropping.
1) Being artificially busy is like being hamster in a cage, man!
2)
Person 1: Hey, wanna come over tonight and see my stamp collection? It's the biggest stamp collection outside of the European Union...
Person 2: Uh, sorry... gotta put cover sheets on all my TPS reports.
Person 1: TPS reports? Sounds like someone's artificially busy...
3) Dilbert, whenever Pointy Hair Bossy comes around.
2)
Person 1: Hey, wanna come over tonight and see my stamp collection? It's the biggest stamp collection outside of the European Union...
Person 2: Uh, sorry... gotta put cover sheets on all my TPS reports.
Person 1: TPS reports? Sounds like someone's artificially busy...
3) Dilbert, whenever Pointy Hair Bossy comes around.
by Jew Avenger October 9, 2005
Get the artificially busy mug.a case of swampass that is caused by having the settings on your heated automobile seats too high. usually occurs in the winter time, when natural atmospheric conditions are not favorable for the development of swampass.
"man, was it cold this morning! i cranked the heated seats up to 10, and before i knew what hit me, i had created some artificially inseminated swampass!"
by swampazz February 26, 2010
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