Meaning

3 senses

  1. (informal, intransitive)To spend a vacation at or close to home.

  2. To spend a vacation at or close to home.

    (Ireland, UK, informal, intransitive)To take a holiday in one's own country as opposed to travelling abroad.

  3. (US, informal, intransitive)To spend a vacation at one's own home without other overnight accommodation.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. I'm thinking about taking a staycation.

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  2. San Diego, California, has a staycation campaign aimed at people who live within a day's drive of the city.

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Origin

The noun is a blend of stay (at home) + vacation. The verb is derived from the noun.

The noun is a blend of stay (at home) + vacation. The verb is derived from the noun.

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Forms

staycations, staycationing, staycationed, staycationed
Base formstaycation · to staycation
3rd person singularstaycations
Present participlestaycationing
Past simplestaycationed
Past participlestaycationed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystaycation
he, she, itstaycations

Past simpleLesson

all personsstaycationed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave staycationed
he, she, ithas staycationed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill staycation

Synonyms

1 synonyms
staycate

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
stayA1steadsteadfaststeadfastly
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