Meaning:
“信息” means “information” and “零食” means “to snack.” It can be translated as “infosnacking,” which describes time spent on the computer at work doing things that aren’t work-related. Editors at Webster’s New World College Dictionary define infosnacking as those stolen moments at work at which we sneak time to handle personal e-mail, Google sports scores, or shop online.
Example:
A: 苏珊昨天上班时网购，被领导发现挨批评了。
Sūshān zuótiān shàngbān shí wǎnggòu, bèi lǐngdǎo fāxiàn āi pīpíng le。
Susan was criticized by her boss yesterday when she was discovered shopping online at work.
B: 这可不太好，不过上班时间享用信息零食对办公室一族也是普遍现象。
Zhè kě bùtàihǎo, bùguò shàngbān shíjiān xiǎngyòng xìnxī língshí duì bàngōngshì yīzú yě shì pǔbiàn xiànxiàng。
That was terrible, but infosnacking at work is now quite common for office employees.
(First editor: Debra Li)