What's the word…

[TimmyWimmyWoo]

… or phrase, that describes city folk moving to the countryside for a more genteel pace of life? (Possibly just for a year or so, like an adult gap year?) We're trying to think of it at work and it's bugging us… it's one of these 'new' words that have been around for the past decade or so. Not downsizers… but along those lines!

[gradeAfailure]

Hiatus?
Sabbatical?

[TimmyWimmyWoo]

It's like that… but specifically coined to describe said urban>rural migration. Keep trying though, it's appreciated!

[Los Palmas 7]

"Garden Leave"?

[Famous Graham]

Kibbutz?

[TimmyWimmyWoo]

Nope, it's not about switching jobs… hmm… this is starting to bug!

[okgo]

Exodus?

Escaping the rat race?

White flight?

Edited by okgo on Tuesday 18th August 16:37

Edited by okgo on Tuesday 18th August 16:38

[LukeBird]

Bone idle tt?

Tongue firmly in cheek...

[shoggoth1]

Workshy fop?

[TimmyWimmyWoo]

It was downshifting, apparently! Thanks all!

[Famous Graham]

TimmyWimmyWoo said:

It was downshifting, apparently! Thanks all!

Good grief - next you'll be running the idea up the flagpole to see who salutes it.

[okgo]

What a st word. Never heard it in my life.

[4sure]

opting out

bailing out

in search of new pastures

on the back burner

getting out the fast lane

????

[TimmyWimmyWoo]

It is a rather abhorrent word! Working in an office full of journalists keeps the 'new-age business BS' to a minimum, thank fk! Now I'll just have to put my ladies in a line and touch base with my flagpoles.

[NiceCupOfTea]

4sure said:

getting out the fast lane

[PH] Lane 3 [/PH]

[rhinochopig]

... bird is the word

Edited by rhinochopig on Tuesday 18th August 16:59

[Eric Mc]

TimmyWimmyWoo said:

It was downshifting, apparently! Thanks all!

I feel sick...

Obviously an Americanism (as most of these phrases invariably are) relating to what they do when they are driving.

I'd call it "dropping out".

(Not a new idea - "Telford's Change" anyone?)