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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A vacation during which one engages in activity that is similar to one's usual work.
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- noun idiomatic A holiday or
vacation during which one does something similar to what one does aswork .
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- noun a holiday where you do the same things you do at work
Etymologies
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First recorded in 1893 in the UK. The idea is that a busman, to go off on a holiday, would take an excursion by bus, thereby engaging in a similar activity to his work.
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