kurang kerjaan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kuker

Etymology

kurang (“lack”) +‎ kerjaan (“job; work”)

Phrase

kurang kerjaan

1. (idiomatic, informal) got nothing better to do; got too much time on your hands
   • 2019, Anggia Cossito, Butuh Pendamping, Gee Publishing, page 343:

     Elina meletakkan cilok yang ia bawa di meja lain, lalu menghampiri keempat orang yang menurutnya kurang kerjaan itu. “Kalian kurang kerjaan atau nggak waras, sih?”

     Elina put the cilok she brought on another table, then walked over to the four people who she thought were got nothing better to do. "You guys got too much time on your hands or insane, huh?"