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Pretending to work. Covertly engaging in fun activities instead of work, but still appearing as a motivated employee.

Three reasons for the origin of this word:
1) A serf was a form of slave required to work a master's land. Lower-level employees in a modern business can also feel like slaves.
2) Surfing the internet is a common activity undertaken instead of working
3) Surfer culture is traditionally laid back and does not value working
Friend: Were you busy at work today?
Office Worker: Nah, I was serfing all day.
serfing by The Serfer December 5, 2013
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The practice of defending a landlord and their capital despite owning no land nor capital themselves.
“Steve, doesn’t half of your paycheck go to living in that walk-in closet? And they still haven’t fixed your water heater? Hasn’t it been a week?”

“Yeah but they bought the property fair and square”

“They have as much money as you do— they simply got a loan from the bank for less than you pay, and you’re paying it off for them, and they get to
keep the apartment you are living in after. Quit serfing, dude”
Serfing by Fahrenheit e621 February 4, 2022
To crush your lickspittle under the heel of your boot.
She found her workers relaxing instead of laboring and decided to go serfing.
Serfing by FuRyUs February 10, 2010

urban serfing 

The act of gathering video content by an individual while walking through urban centers, showcasing unique properties and venues which influence our appreciation of Architecture, Food, Art and Entertainment.
The videos we saw were taken by an individual who was urban serfing.
urban serfing by USerf March 26, 2014

throw a turd and call it serving caviar 

This describes a situation, in which someone attempts to trick others into believing that shabby treatment is actually a good deal.
You don't fool me when you throw a turd and call it serving caviar !

Jug Surfing 

Riding astride the chest of a large breasted milk maid prior to releasing a portion of tadpole soup twixt the humps and over the face..
Miss Jones's tits are made for jug surfing! What greater pleasure can a gentleman have than to get his solid masculinity in the trough between the soft pulpy wonders and thrust away till the cream beans come out to play!
Jug Surfing by Drex Johnson March 8, 2010

throne surfing 

Surfing the internet while sitting on the toilet. 24 inch Bar stools work great for a nice platform.
Throne surfing has been a guilty pleasure of mine for quite some time. There's nothing quite like doing your business while you're doing your business.
throne surfing by bjergen June 25, 2010
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Also used to describe establishments where alternative foods and products are sold, i.e. natural food stores.

Modified derivative of granola.
"I need more crunchy guys in my life. I'm so tired of dating preppy metrosexual assholes."

"I'm heading out to the crunchy store to pick up some fair trade chocolate and tea tree oil, do you need anything?"
crunchy by EBC July 11, 2007
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A group of people, typically women, searching through someone’s digital footprint in order to find more information about that person.
Susie wasn’t sure if her new Hinge match was a creep, so she assembled Galantir and they found out he used to post slurs on gaming forums.
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murderhobo 

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.
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Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021
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