cyberslacking

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noun

Use of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.

Similar
cyberskiving
OriginEnglish slacking ← Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós) →
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Meanings

nouncyberslacking (uncountable)
  1. informaluncountableUse of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.

    From an organizational perspective, cyberslacking may also create positive externalities in terms of teleworkers being able to create virtual water cooler effects in terms of online chatting with affiliated and nonaffiliated workers.

    2017, Peter K. Ross, Susan Ressia, Elizabeth J. Sander, Work in the 21st Century: How Do I Log On?, page 32

    Synonyms: cyberskiving

Synonyms & antonyms

nounUse of the Internet during work hours for unrelated tasks.

Similar
cyberskiving
Also see
cyberskiving

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  2. Englishcyberneticclip.
  3. Englishcyber-
  4. Englishslacking
  5. Englishcyberslacking

From cyber- + slacking.

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APA

cyberslacking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberslacking

MLA

“cyberslacking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberslacking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberslacking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberslacking.

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