duvet day

noun

Definitions

  1. A day spent at home, ostensibly in bed, and sanctioned by one's school or employer, when…

    A day spent at home, ostensibly in bed, and sanctioned by one's school or employer, when one is feeling stressed or fragile.

    • 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.
    • The news server at Demon has decided to have a duvet day today.
    • For the most part, I loved school. But this didn’t stop me also loving duvet days. Every kid knows the tricks used to hoodwink parents.

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