Punding

Origin

Coined by Swedish forensic psychiatrist G. Rylander, in 1968.

Full definition of punding

Noun

1. A human activity characterized by compulsive fascination with and performance of repetitive, mechanical tasks, such as assembling and disassembling, collecting, or sorting household objects.Punding may consist of activities such as collecting pebbles and lining them up as perfectly as possible, or disassembling doorknobs and putting them back together again.