What is a Bunburyist?
Bunburying (uncountable) (humorous) Avoiding one’s duties and responsibilities by claiming to have appointments to see a fictitious person.
Double Life
The term Bunburyist comes from Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing discover that they are both Bunburyists because of their way of avoiding tiresome social obligations.