bunburying

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Avoiding one's duties and responsibilities by claiming to have appointments to see a fictitious person

In essence that is the morality of Bunburying: based on a theory that only those who go wrong at first will subsequently learn how to go right.

Bunburying is a term introduced by Oscar Wilde in the play The Importance of Being Earnest. It is the art of inventing a friend whose troubles are so compelling that nobody will question the need to visit that friend at short notice, and for any length of time. The art of Bunburying, when perfected, can enable a person to follow their whims without fear of backlash from meddlesome friends and precarious family obligations
bunburying

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    () Bunbury +‎ -ing, coined by Oscar Wilde in The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).