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A system that incorporates work, habitation, and social life golden handcuffs; transcending the mentalities of it’s participants to a collective bourgeois hierarchy.
Brad “ chad want to go to first Friday in Oakland tonight”
Chad “where’s Oakland”
Brad “bro it’s across the bridge, you need to get out more
Chad “dude I work on the 30th, my girlfriend works on 24, I live in the High rise across the street, Bachi nights are Wednesday, and this block has seven bars and twenty four restaurants. I don’t need to go anywhere!

Brad “workism bro” smh
workism by Thisguytone February 24, 2019
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The art of deriving words from seemingly nowhere, by utilising the full extent of the English language.
I used wordism to create my own post modern impressionist dictionary of existentialisistic terms.
wordism by Arthur September 16, 2003
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A workasm is a person who cannot stop having orgasms at work. Usually they try to hide it and end up in closets and conference rooms.
Our boss thought he was being discreet but the whole staff knew he was having workasms with colleagues when he thought no on was looking.
workasm by Momma_1 December 21, 2018
The act of multitasking your daily duties at work, downloading music, shopping on eBay, chatting online and checking your personal emails while appearing to be professional and productive in your cubicle/office.
Sorry Mr. Lonny, I cannot attend your 4:30 meeting, I am swamped with workish!
Workish by Big Cee July 2, 2005
A pompous style of news reporting where the author twists the truth to suit their viewpoint and to put themselves at the centre of the narrative as in the work of BBC presenter Kirsty Wark
The way the reporter presented the story was a classic case of Warkism
An ancient religion where Wormkind worshipped and praised The Great Wyrm of Creation. It is a religion that outdates even the Wormish language and is the most popular religion among Annelidkind.
Wormy was a soil-priest in the temple of Wormism
Wormism by Ginger_Worm February 3, 2023

American Worksmanship 

The quality of American Worksmanship has gone the way of the dodo, especially American cars, which can't hold a candle to the Japanese.