antiwork movement

[ an-tahy-wurk moov-muhnt, an-tee- ]

noun

1. a social and cultural movement that distinguishes between labor, which generates goods, and work, which generates wealth, and that rejects work as artificially incentivized, while embracing or elevating labor as essential or intrinsically rewarding.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antiwork movement¹

First recorded in 2015–20