- Used primarily by students who choose to read articles or view videos on the internet when they have been assigned classwork which is due in the near future. Often carries a connotation of regret.
prowebstinate
verb; blending
To spend time browsing the internet as a way of avoiding obligations, often in an unproductive manner.
Etymology : A blending of 'web', from 'World Wide Web' referring to the internet, and 'procrastinate', from Latin 'pro-' meaning forward, 'cras' meaning tomorrow, and the verb-forming suffix '-ate'. One who performs the action is procrastinating by putting off his or her obligations until some other time (such as tomorrow) and using the web to facilitate such procrastination.
Source : 'Why did I have to prowebstinate so much? Now I'll have to stay up all night writing my Psych essay.' - Floormate, in an agitated voice, Dec. 1, 2008
Last modified: 3 December 2008