Staycate

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To vacation close to home; staycation. informal, intransitive, neologism, rare

    "On the other hand, when staycation arrived in the 2000s, for a 'stay-at home vacation', one concerned travel firm immediately introduced the slogan: Why staycate when you can vacate? Not all back-formations are immediately accepted."

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"On the other hand, when staycation arrived in the 2000s, for a 'stay-at home vacation', one concerned travel firm immediately introduced the slogan: Why staycate when you can vacate? Not all back-formations are immediately accepted."

Etymology

Back-formation from staycation.

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