Working hard or hardly working?

Meaning

A classic dad-joke greeting used when walking up to someone who appears to be busy or relaxing at their desk. It is meant to be a lighthearted, slightly annoying icebreaker.

Cheesy, lighthearted

Used in a sentence

• I walked into the office and my boss asked me, working hard or hardly working?
• My neighbor saw me weeding the lawn and shouted, working hard or hardly working?
• I am just trying to file these papers, so please, no working hard or hardly working jokes.