1. tasks or activities that keep someone occupied but are often unimportant or unproductive
Usage: usually plural; informal

1. to engage in or assign busywork; to occupy oneself or others with trivial tasks
Usage: third person singular present tense of busywork used as a verb; informal

Examples

• The teacher assigned busyworks like copying definitions instead of teaching new concepts.
• During the slow afternoon, she busyworks on organizing files that don't really need organizing.
• The manager gave the team busyworks to keep them busy until the project deadline.
• He busyworks his way through the day, checking emails and rearranging his desk.
• Students complained that the worksheet was just busyworks with no real learning value.
• The company busyworks employees with unnecessary reports and meetings.
• Rather than tackle the main problem, they busyworks on minor details.