busy idiot

Someone who is working hard in all the wrong places

Someone who is getting useless things accomplished

Originated from Gordon Ramsay's 'Kitchen Nightmares'

'Yesterday at work I had to give Mark something useful to do, he was being such a busy idiot.'

by Slang Thang June 13, 2016

How to keep an idiot busy

Just link How to keep an idiot busy.

If you click the link and you read this text again, you're an idiot.

by heh heh heh October 20, 2003

Busy idiot

Busy idiot: A person who wastes time and energy on unnecessary tasks or overcomplicates simple solutions, often avoiding an easier, more efficient route, which costs them time and money in the long run.

Example:“He decided to fix his hoover himself, bought parts online, but couldn't get it working—in the end, he took a day off work and lost a whole day's pay. What a busy idiot.”

Lee: Bruv, I’m gonna try and fix the clutch on my car.

Frank: Don’t be a muppet. You’re gonna have to buy tools, miss a day of work and won't be able to fix it Just take it to a mechanic, bruv. Don’t be a busy idiot, LOL.

Lee: Yeah, maybe you’re right, bruv LOL.

Frank: LOL..

Lee: LOL..

by Jamie Cheese February 9, 2026