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Workouflage 

Using products of your work environment to make it appear that you are in fact engaged in the act of "working" however defined by your employer.
Construction worker 1: Shit! here comes the boss!

Construction worker 2: don't worry about it man, I keep some workouflage around in case of emergencies like this. Just sprinkle some of this sawdust in your hair and put some chalk on your hands.

Boss: Looks like you boys are hard at work!
Workouflage by cinnamonbuns December 7, 2012
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work ouflage

1. The act of looking like your working when you really are not.

2. Pretending to work.

3. Appearing to be performing your job at work in an effort to fool management.

4. A term used by some clothing companies to describe camoflaged clothing that can be worn to work.
Sally surfed the internet all day at work, but always kept another cover screen ready in case the boss came by. She could then flash the cover screen up to make it appear she was working.

The clothing company used the name work ouflage attached to their camoflaged clothing line to market items as work clothes.
work ouflage by Sitka Boy July 21, 2011
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wordoflage 

As we now use Instant Messaging on a daily/hourly basis and we know those messages are monitored, I felt it necessary to disguise words. Amongst a group of friends, we refer to this action as wordoflage, similar to camouflage.
I have a lot of sheet to do before I can log off for the day. Sheet AKA shit being used properly as wordoflage.
wordoflage by MajorPadla November 18, 2021

Workoutage 

n. The act of working out, getting buff, pumping iron, hittin' the gym
"What are you up to, bro?"

"Gettin' ready for some workoutage!"

"Word!" (manly high five, followed by ass slap)
Workoutage by A-Mor September 14, 2010