mandy

mandy
 n.— «In some organisations, people refer to their annual vacation as “mandy”—short for “mandatory leave”—an interesting corporate euphemism that implies executives are so engrossed with their work, they need to be literally ordered out of office.» —“Stress-busting basics” by Kusal Roy Business Standard (India) Oct. 10, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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