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Meaning of pat leave | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Clipped compound of paternity leave.

countable, informal, uncountable

Examples

““When male academics go on pat leave, you can be damn sure they're working on projects. It's equal-opportunity publish or perish, leaking breasts or not.””

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pat on the back pat slide PAT testing pat-on-the-back pat. off. pata