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2021-07-14 // day precision

Spuddle: busy while achieving nothing

Posted by Dan Cary

Original source text

Every 👏 Dang 👏 Day 👏
Screenshot attributed to Susie Dent defines “spuddle” as working ineffectively or being very busy while achieving nothing.
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Dan applies a reposted word-of-the-day screenshot to everyday work. The image attributes “spuddle” to Susie Dent; its original social-media URL and the linguistic claim have not been independently verified. SOURCE DISCUSSION — transcribed original comments No comments were visible at the October 15, 2026 review. Coverage: No comments yet was visible at review. Thread grouping follows source thread-root links; unknown immediate reply parents are not inferred. Dates preserve the displayed day, with timezone unknown. The heading, alt text and opening historical explanation are AI-assisted editorial interpretation. The original caption, preserved image renditions and transcribed discussion are source material. Public images are metadata-stripped display derivatives of Facebook-served files; the original upload files and edit history were not established.

Topics: Early Years, July 2021, bureaucracy, workforce-culture, early-years