Meanings
nounpat leave (countable and uncountable, plural pat leaves)
plural pat leaves
- countableinformaluncountableClipped compound of paternity leave.
“When male academics go on pat leave, you can be damn sure they're working on projects. It's equal-opportunity publish or perish, leaking breasts or not.”
2008, Kate Jacobs, Knit Two, Penguin, →ISBN
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pat leave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pat%20leave
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“pat leave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pat%20leave. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pat leave,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pat%20leave.
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