distracticon

a colleague who transforms from a hard-working, concientious individual into a web-surfing, joke-emailing, prank-pulling, clock-watcher in the last hour of the working day.
transformations often occur earlier on fridays or on any day the distracticon knows they won't be in the following day.

also applies to family/friends/partners when something of interest enters their circle of awareness, resulting in vacant looks later when reminded of what they'd promised earlier (whilst distracted)

1. that bobs a great worker. except on friday afternoons when he turns into a distracticon.

2. pete didn't show up to help in the garden. i think he was in distracticon mode when he promised to cos the football was on the tv.

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distracticon

A play on the word, Decepticon from Transformers:
(n.) a person that continually interferes, interrupts, or distracts one from achieving their intended goal(s).

Every hour that "distracticon" calls me to borrow something; it's no wonder I can't get anything done.
He's friends with all his exes, but until those "distracticons" stop calling, he'll never meet anyone new.