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staycation

[ stey-key-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a vacation spent at home or near home, doing enjoyable activities or visiting local attractions.


staycation

/ ˌsteɪˈkeɪʃən /

noun

  1. informal.
    a holiday in which leisure activities are pursued while staying at one's own home


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Word History and Origins

Origin of staycation1

First recorded in 1940–45; stay 1 + (va)cation

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Word History and Origins

Origin of staycation1

C21: stay 1+ ( va ) cation

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Example Sentences

Plus, one benefit of a staycation is that you can simulate a different kind of trip every night.

Your staycation might feel a little awkward or silly, but know that your body and mind are benefiting from time spent in a new and unusual routine.

If you work from home, this might even mean staying off the computer for the duration of your staycation—try to use devices that you associate more with recreation, or just take a break from the Internet entirely.

If you’re not planning to travel right now, consider using your points towards a local staycation or give yourself something to look forward to by planning a trip for next year.

From Fortune

For the past several weeks, audiences have begun to come back, some of them lured by content that is more focused on safety or staycations.

From Digiday

Kate is no Diana, of course, but still, the domestic staycation will have been a tough sell.

In the age of the "staycation," what do this week's Resort collection presentations mean for fashion and its followers?

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