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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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Smerfing 

At last year's MENSA convention, there was way too much smerfing.
Smerfing by WordMann68 February 22, 2011
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

snerfing 

The act of farting in a tub of water or a pool, and then eating the bubbles.
I heard Jim likes to do some snerfing in the tub. . that odd motherfucker.
snerfing by CHEEZITJEzUs May 6, 2013
The male is doing it doggy style and then pulls out and drops his load on the victims back. Then he takes a straw and sucks the load up. Then the giver and the reciever get on both ends of the straw and exchange spit through the straw.
yah last night i saw a porno and they were skirfing!!! Ita was nasty!!
Skirfing by Pyrobanger November 1, 2006

Skurfing 

Skurfing is when you take a skim board and ride it behind a boat like a wake board. It take more skill than wake barding because your not strapped on to the board so its much harder to jump buoy's and such. It gets the name skurfing because you are Skim surfing.
Hey man want to go wake boarding today? No way man wake boarding is for pussys, lets go Skurfing
Skurfing by Skaaaland 2 August 6, 2008
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
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pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
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A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
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Throat Sweats 

The feeling and build up in your mouth/throat of saliva that sometimes accompanies nausea.
Oh man those burritos gave me the throat sweats, I hope I don’t have food poisoning.
Throat Sweats by TacoFings420 April 23, 2024
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Being ignored by someone when making a statement or asking a question. Also known as blanked and turfed.
Person 1: Did u watch ** last nite?
Person 2:......
Person 3: O no u got aired!
aired by Pietro February 9, 2005
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