Words about work and doing nothing that English does not have

These words about work were word of the day. Each comes with a story and a translation that does not quite fit.

• Verschlimmbessern 2026-09-18
  to make something worse by trying to improve it — a fix that backfires
• niksen 2026-09-13
  doing nothing, deliberately — idling as a pastime

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