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productinate

pro•duc•ti•nate
{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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prodastinate 

v. to procrastinate by doing productive activities completely unrelated to the task at hand
Before a big test, I typically prodastinate by doing laundry and cleaning my desk.
prodastinate by Perdiccas October 31, 2012

productionate 

Procrastinating so hard you go back to being productive just to say you’re busy
I didn’t want to do my homework so bad I productionated
productionate by Nice Guy Reset June 11, 2018

produstination 

Procrastination on one task by being productive on another non-essential task.
"I produstinated so much yesterday. I had a major report I needed to get done but I spent the whole day cleaning the house, instead."

"Damn. Did you at least finish the report today?"

"No... I changed my tires."

"Fuck, that's some serious produstination."
produstination by MastersRafeMasters November 18, 2022

Profuctinate 

(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.
Profuctinate by Yuck-Yucky-san December 17, 2008

productivitee 

A t-shirt that enhances your productivity. It’s always super comfortable and generally oversized.
Girl you know I’m wearing a productivitee and a messy bun whenever I’m WFH on deadline.
productivitee by Downtown Abby September 30, 2023

productitation 

When its in production but also production
its live in productitation
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