Weisure
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The merging of work and leisure activities. neologism, uncountable
"I call how we spend our time (I would say "free" time, but that would obscure the point that this once hallowed bounary has broken down) instrumental leisure or weisure (i.e., work and leisure combined), since the info-economy puts a premium on quk, shrt trms tht cn b txtd fst & rmmbrd easily."
Example
More examples"I call how we spend our time (I would say "free" time, but that would obscure the point that this once hallowed bounary has broken down) instrumental leisure or weisure (i.e., work and leisure combined), since the info-economy puts a premium on quk, shrt trms tht cn b txtd fst & rmmbrd easily."
Etymology
Blend of work + leisure, coined by American sociologist Dalton Conley.
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