bleisure

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noun

Travel or another activity that combines business and leisure.

First used 2000sScrabble 10
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Meanings

nounbleisure (uncountable)
  1. colloquialuncountableTravel or another activity that combines business and leisure.First known use 2000s

    Many parents who have flexibility to work remotely are stitching together summer family travel with work trips. This combination of business and leisure travel — known as “bleisure” — targets the mismatch of parents with limited time off and kids who are out of school.

    [2025 August 5, Emily Goligoski, “How to Create a Family ‘Bleisure’ Trip”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2025

Origin

Blend of business + leisure.

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APA

bleisure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleisure

MLA

“bleisure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleisure. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bleisure,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bleisure.

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