The story
From stop (“to cease; to cause to cease”, verb) + work (noun). Attested from the 20th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
stop-work
Today it means: Temporary cessation of labor as a form of protest. Full definition →
Today it means: Temporary cessation of labor as a form of protest. Full definition →
From stop (“to cease; to cause to cease”, verb) + work (noun). Attested from the 20th century.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.