Dictionary

girlcation en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of girl + vacation.

Meanings

1. (informal) A vacation taken by a group of women, sometimes catering specifically to female interests.
   • When my friends and I were in Manhattan last year on a girlcation, we took public transportation everywhere, and it was both invigorating and slightly stinky. 2012, Jen Hatmaker, 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess, B & H Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 127:
   • Mancations and girlcations are all the rage. Getting away with your best buddies isn't new, but it's a hot niche market for the travel industry with lots of packages, hotels and resorts offering up bonding opportunities galore. 2008 September 18, Joanne Richard, “The great escapes”, in The Observer, Sarnia, Ontario:
   • So when Paula asked me during our July “girlcation” if she could take up my search, I was game. 2010 September, Lynette Majer, “The best gift of all”, in Northside, number 72, page 3:

Forms

Coordinates

ladycation · mancation