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.”