duvet day

English

Noun

duvet day (plural duvet days)

1. A day spent at home, ostensibly in bed, and sanctioned by one's employer/school, 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. Usenet newsgroup uk.local.london, March 2001:

     The news server at Demon has decided to have a duvet day today.