Definitions
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- noun neologism The merging of
work andleisure activities.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Gen Yers spend so much time using social media at work that a New York University Professor coined the term "weisure" which refers to people who use what was once their free time for work and their work time for socializing.
FunnyBusiness 2009
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Gen Yers spend so much time using social media at work that a New York University Professor coined the term "weisure" which refers to people who use what was once their free time for work and their work time for socializing.
FunnyBusiness 2009
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To take the growth of "weisure" (Conley loves making up compound words like that) for example, he remarks on the generally recognized growth of people working from home (and the history of the tax deduction for home offices was one of the few bits of the book that surprised me) and shopping at work, but also argues that "networking" forces people to turn their social interactions into an extension of work.
Half Changed World 2009
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In this way, Twitter can be a virtual form of weisure -- a mix work and leisure.
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In this way, Twitter can be a virtual form of weisure -- a mix work and leisure.
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In this way, Twitter can be a virtual form of weisure -- a mix work and leisure.
Dyane Jean François: Twitter, What Is It Good For? Dyane Jean François 2010
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Technology is a major contributor to weisure time.
Buzzword: Weisure 2009
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We first wrote about staycations in April 2008 and documented how the recession (or he-cession) prompted lifestyle changes like paycations, weisure, and unitasking.
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And anxiety over the recession is undoubtedly another cause of weisure: Workers seem to be more inclined to check in more during their vacations, perhaps out for fear of falling behind or losing favor with the boss.
Buzzword: Weisure 2009
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Related: Home Blog – Buzzword: WeisureCNN. com – Welcome to the “weisure” lifestyle
cnmngrrrl1111 commented on the word weisure
just heard this media-coined word term for the combination of work with leisure, as in pushing your child on the swing while simultaneously emailing a client on your "crackberry" ;-D
May 14, 2009
yarb commented on the word weisure
bleurgh! for the word and the example! where did you hear it?
May 14, 2009
madmouth commented on the word weisure
I love portmanteaux, and it saddens me to see them so often used for ill.
May 14, 2009
bilby commented on the word weisure
For pure evil, mm.
May 14, 2009