executive toy

Workplace stress reliever

A small gadget or novelty item kept on an office desk, ostensibly for stress relief or idle amusement.

Newton's cradles, desk pendulums, and magnetic sculptures are classic examples.

The term carries a slight irony—these objects signal that someone has leisure time and disposable income, decorating workspaces meant for productivity: He clicked the balls of his executive toy while ignoring emails.

novelty

bobblehead

Spring-mounted oscillating figurine

Slinky · wind-up toy · Newton's cradle · worry stone · squeeze toy · paperweight

gadget

Newton's cradle

Pendulum collision demonstration device

gyroscope · robotic arm · drinking bird · plasma ball · decision maker

status

corner office

Premium workplace for leadership

prestige · success · corporate ladder · achievement · ambition · boardroom · promotion · leadership · luxury · aspiration

stress-relief

distraction

Thing diverting one's attention

mindfulness · focus · meditation · break · tension release · calming · soothing · therapeutic · anxiety relief · mental break

Opposites
function/purpose

executive toyoffice equipment

Tools for workplace tasks

office supplies · computer · calculator · filing cabinet · stapler

setting/context

executive toybeach toy

Seaside children's amusement item

Family

executive, execute, execution, executioner, executed, executing, executor, toying

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G