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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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Oblication 

A vacation, feeling more like an obligation, that involves visiting or staying with family.
So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
Oblication by kimmerr May 5, 2011
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Surf Dracula Syndrome 

A phenomenon in film/television series, most notably streaming series, where the main premise is drawn out to such a point that it takes an entire season or more to get the parts of the series the audience is actually interested in seeing.

For example, if a series is titled "Surf Dracula," a majority of viewers would tune in expecting to see Dracula surfing by the first or second episode. However, the entire first season would instead be tedious padding and backstory before finally ending with Dracula surfing in the last five minutes of the season finale.
I watched "Smallville" on Netflix the other day. Dude, it was ten seasons of filler before he finally flew! Major Surf Dracula Syndrome!
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Northstarring

Finding your way back to the truth by fixing on one verified fact and working out from there, the way you navigate by the North Star when everything around you is spinning.
Rumours were flying everywhere, so she went northstarring — one checked fact at a time.
Northstarring by Light Bearer October 22, 2026
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Plate of Brown 

A plate of brown consists of foods that have little to no nutritional value, and are typically deep fried. A true plate of brown will also be accompanied by a dark soda.
Wanna go to meal hall & grab a plate of brown?
Plate of Brown by Cheddar Craigson September 18, 2020
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