POETS

Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday

POETS day is a term used by workers in the United Kingdom and Australia, to jokingly refer to Friday as the last day of the work week. Also seen as "Punch Out Early Tomorrow's Saturday," "Push Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday," and "Push Off Early Tomorrow's Sunday" (based on the old 6 day work week).

Another usage is in the slang of the United States Navy as abbreviation for "Piss On Electronics, Tomorrow's Saturday". It is used by people in electronics ratings and refers to any day before the start of the weekend as a period without working time to be spent at paid occupational labor.

An acronym used in texting, online chat, instant messaging, e-mail, blogs, and newsgroup postings, it is also considered a form of online jargon or text message shorthand.

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