New Delhi, July 8 -- The official Twitter (now X) handle of Merriam-Webster poked fun at micro-retirement, a growing practice among Gen Z. The iconic dictionary brand shared a screenshot of an article about it by American business magazine Fast Company.

The screenshot shows a part that says, "Micro-retirements involve taking a one to two-week break from work every 12 to 18 months". Merriam-Webster wrote, "Vacations. The word is vacations." And, the post started an online debate.

Former IAS officer KBS Sidhu called it a "sabbatical" while another user joked, "Vacations? That's so 1974."

Others questioned the need to rebrand normal holidays, with a user asking, "Is this for real?"

One user criticised the attempt to shame people for taki...