pat leave

English

Noun

pat leave (countable and uncountable, plural pat leaves)

  1. (informal) Clipping of paternity leave.
    Coordinate term: mat leave
    • 2008, Kate Jacobs, Knit Two‎[1], Penguin, →ISBN:
      “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.”
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