Meaning of duvet day | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“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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