Gardening leave

Everything in my "vocab" list had words that were not "academic," the most academic word I found was "Gardening Leave". Gardening leave is an euphemism for getting laid off from work or for being suspended for a long time not through your own choice. An example for how to use this word is: "Bob hated his new job and angered his co-workers, so he was given gardening leave." I found the definition of the word, or brief, crappy description, in urbandictionary.com. The word originated in the United Kingdom, where Gardening Leave described a worker leaving a job.