so how long was you sabbatical?
o, you know the usual one semester
realy i know a guy who took a four year sabbatical and became a marine while he was gone
o, you know the usual one semester
realy i know a guy who took a four year sabbatical and became a marine while he was gone
by charlie anne August 27, 2006
Get the sabbatical mug.An indeterminate period of time taken by a middle-manager off-work, which may either be paid or unpaid, taken by someone who may or may not be successful, who also may or may not be in the midst of a mid-life crisis, so that they can decide what they want (or do not want) to be when they grow up, before eventually returning to their desk job after realising the golden age of piracy ended 300 years ago.
“Did you hear Rob is on a sabbatical? Never picked him for a pirate. Any idea when he is back? I need him to approve my expenses”
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Another way of saying, "Got fired and can't find a damn job"; almost exclusively used by Ivy League douchebags
"What's he up to?"
"His boss told him to get the hell out, so now he's on a "Writing Sabbatical" collecting unemployment.
"His boss told him to get the hell out, so now he's on a "Writing Sabbatical" collecting unemployment.
by zaxron_rhodes December 3, 2013
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Sarah hurt Bob’s feelings at work, so he left early for an unplanned sadness sabbatical. He will be back Monday.
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“Brenda was recently put on Stabbatical, as her tolerance for stupidity had been used up and replaced with raw hate.”
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