Word of the week: bleisure

Business meets leisure. Or is it the other way around?

January 9, 2018 at 7:31PM
Is it a vacation or a work trip?
Is it a vacation or a work trip? (Austin American-Statesman/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Definition: Combining a business trip with leisure time (Cambridge Dictionary online).

Sample usage: "I was fired for spending too much personal time on a business trip. I think that was unfair, and I'm going to file a bleisure suit."

Popularity: It sounds a bit bleary, as if you took the redeye.

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