Mogging Folly

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Mogging Folly

n.
the act of deliberately squandering your time, lazing about as if none of this is worth a damn, letting precious hours spool away slowly like the string of a runaway kite.

From mog, to enjoy one’s self in a quiet, easy, comfortable manner + folly, a foolish act.

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