duvet day
English
editNoun
editduvet day (plural duvet days)
- A day spent at home, ostensibly in bed, and sanctioned by one's school or employer, when one is feeling stressed or fragile.
- 1966, Financial Times:
- To staff at Text 100Italic, a PR company, there is a third option. They can take a "duvet day". Each employee is allowed two days a year when they can play hookey with their employer's blessing.
- 2001 March, uk.local.london (Usenet):
- The news server at Demon has decided to have a duvet day today.