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Podcast: The Jimmy Olsen Radio Network
Episode: Bunburying
Description: Bunburying [BUN-bər-ee-ing]
Part of speech: verb
Origin: British English, 19th century
1. (Humorous) Avoiding one's duties and responsibilities by claiming to have appointments to see a fictitious person.
Examples of bunburying in a sentence
"My boss had a habit of Bunburying out of his obligation to meet the CEO each time she visited our office."
"As a student, I tried Bunburying my way out of an exam, but my teacher didn’t believe me."
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