cyberloafing

C3Y4B3E1R1L1O1A1F4I1N1G2

noun

The use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.

OriginEnglish loafing ← Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós) →
Scrabble 23
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nouncyberloafing (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableThe use of computers by employees for purposes unrelated to work.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  2. Englishcyberneticclip.
  3. Englishcyber-
  4. Englishloafing
  5. Englishcyberloafing

From cyber- + loafing.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

cyberloafing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberloafing

MLA

“cyberloafing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberloafing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberloafing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberloafing.

Source: cyberloafing on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.