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eyeservice

American  
[ahy-sur-vis] / ˈaɪˌsɜr vɪs /

noun

  1. work or service done only when the employer is watching.


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Etymology

Origin of eyeservice

First recorded in 1520–30; eye + service 1

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At the hotels its adoption is compulsory, if the traveller would shun eyeservice and the most provoking inattention or neglect.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3, No. 1 January 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various

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