weekend chores

Domestic duties, dayoff

Weekend chores are the household tasks—cleaning, laundry, yard work, grocery shopping—that pile up during the workweek and get tackled on Saturday or Sunday.

The phrase captures both the necessity and the mild dread of domestic maintenance: I spent all morning on weekend chores.

For many, weekend chores compete with leisure time, making them feel like an imposition on days meant for rest.

Related

deep clean · spring cleaning · dusting · groceries · grocery shopping · errands · tidying · mopping · folding · ironing · weeding · raking · power washing · cleaning · sweeping · decluttering · organizing · washing

Opposites
obligation vs. leisure

weekend choresleisure activities

Pursuits during free time

relaxation · recreation · hobbies · entertainment · play

work vs. rest

weekend choresrest

Cessation of activity

sleeping in · relaxation · doing nothing · lounging · downtime

domestic duty vs. social engagement

weekend choressocializing

Engaging with others recreationally

parties · date night · visiting family · weekend plans · social events

Family

weekend, week, weekly, weeks, ends, ended, ending, endless, endlessly

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G