Meaning & use
Putzing
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Spending time in an aimless, unhurried, or unproductive way, often on small or trivial tasks.
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He spent Saturday putzing around the garage instead of finishing his taxes.
We were just putzing around downtown with nowhere in particular to go.
A note on using this word
Putzing comes from Yiddish "putzen," meaning to clean or fuss over something, and is common informal American English, especially paired with "around."
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Words with an opposite meaning
hustling
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