dogwash

dogwash /dog'wosh/  [From a quip in the `urgency' field
   of a very optional software change request, ca. 1982.  It was
   something like "Urgency: Wash your dog first".] 1. n. A project
   of minimal priority, undertaken as an escape from more serious
   work.  2. v.  To engage in such a project.  Many games and much
   {freeware} get written this way.