staycation
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /steɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
ipa: /ˌsteɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
rhymes: -eɪʃən
Forms: form: staycations
form: staycationing
form: staycationed
form: staycationed
Etymology: The noun is a blend of stay (at home) + vacation. The verb is derived from the noun.
Senses: examples: text: They may fill some of the airline seats and hotel rooms left vacant by staycationing locals.
ref: 2008, Peter D[avid] Schiff, The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets: How to Keep Your Portfolio Up when the Market is Down (Little Book Big Profits Series), Hoboken, N.J.: John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 196:
synonyms: staycate
glosses: To spend a vacation at or close to home.
examples: text: [...] I staycationed there this summer, enjoying the ancient town of Sandbach with Saxon crosses in its cobbled square; [...]
ref: 2010 September 14, Fiona Bruce, “Equitable Life (Payments) Bill: Second Reading”, in House of Commons Debates (House of Commons of the United Kingdom), volume 515, part no. 45, London: Parliament of the United Kingdom, archived from the original on 21 Sep 2010, column 763:
text: Having ‘staycationed’ with her sister in Kinnity, Co Offaly for the past four years, and with a budget of around €350, Bronwyn O’Brien says she’d just be happy to see the inside of a plane. “Although I didn’t mind holidaying at home, there’s nothing like getting on an airplane and feeling the heat hit your face the minute you arrive,” she tells.
ref: 2015 January 15, Dierdre Reynolds, “Sunshine Saturday: We’re all going on a summer holiday”, in Irish Independent, Dublin: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 May 2017:
text: It's that time of the year when deleting Instagram seems like a sensible mode of self-preservation for people staycationing, or quite simply stuck on home soil, while others are hashtagging #HotGirlSummer all over the continent.
ref: 2019 August 16, Alice Newbold, “Is Anyone Else Suffering from Yacht Fatigue?”, in Vogue, London: Condé Nast, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Aug 2019:
text: Baz [Ashmawy] and his family are staycationing in Ireland this summer due to the Covid-19 pandemic
ref: 2020 August 5, Dara Browne, “Fam-cation: RTE’s Baz Ashmawy shares adorable snap of his mother and daughter on staycation in Co Limerick”, in The Irish Sun, Dublin: News Group Newspapers, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Aug 2020, photograph caption:
text: Over the last few weekends traffic is back with a vengeance, with families breaking out of lockdown to staycation in the UK and visit the coast, countryside and shops.
ref: 2020 August 5, Edmund King, quotee, “Weekend car use returns to pre-pandemic levels”, in Express & Star, Wolverhampton, West Midlands: Midland News Association, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Aug 2020:
text: RTE star Mary Kennedy has said that it is "so nice to explore our lovely country" as she staycations on Inis Oirr with her friend.
ref: 2020 September 25, Aine Conaty, “Merry Mary: RTE star Mary Kennedy says it’s ‘so nice to explore our lovely country’ as she staycations on Inis Oirr with pal”, in The Irish Sun, Dublin: News Group Newspapers, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2020, photograph caption:
synonyms: staycate
glosses: To spend a vacation at or close to home.
To take a holiday in one's own country as opposed to travelling abroad.
examples: text: Plan a staycation: Enjoy your own house, your own backyard, your own town. [...] This was the third summer the Wyatts and their two children have staycationed in Virginia Beach.
ref: 2009 August 2, Krys Stefansky, “Getting away from it all in your own backyard”, in The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va.: Tribune Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2020:
text: If you're heading for the water today, or staycationing by the pool, you'll need something to read, right?
ref: 2020 August 4, Terri Schlichenmeyer, “‘Why We Swim’ offers a refreshing read”, in The Philadelphia Tribune, Philadelphia, Pa.: The Philadelphia Tribune Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2020:
synonyms: staycate
glosses: To spend a vacation at or close to home.
To spend a vacation at one's own home without other overnight accommodation.