duvet day
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noun
informal a day of leave from work that an employee is allowed to take at short notice
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Word Origin for duvet day
C20: from the idea of staying in bed rather than going to work
Words nearby duvet day
duumvirate, Duvalier, Duve, Duveneck, duvet, duvet day, duvetyn, du Vigneaud, Duwamish, dux, Duxbury
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