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staycate en · VERB

Etymology

Back-formation from staycation.

Meanings

1. (informal, intransitive, neologism, rare) To vacation close to home; staycation.
   • I certainly won't make any kind of believer out of you if you are filling out auto insurance while you're trying to staycate. 2011, Dena Riegel, Official Maine Staycation Manual:
   • This was an exceptionally long journey beginning with the illustrious Thomas Cook (1840) and ending with the daring of Dennis Tito's fast flight on Soyuz (2001). I am fatigued, I must 'slow down' – relax or staycate for another trip. 2012, Tejvir Singh, Critical Debates in Tourism:
   • 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. 2011, David Crystal, The Story of English in 100 Words:

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