staycationn.
/steɪˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsteɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ colloquial.
1. A holiday spent in, or in the neighbourhood of, one's own home.rare before the late 20th century.
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society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > holidays > specific type
summer vacation1507
public holiday1736
summer holiday1746
school holiday1777
Cook's tour1856
alcoholiday1877
busman's holiday1893
caravan holiday1899
caravanning holiday1924
staycation1944
spring break1956
farm stay1957
charter1959
ski pack1969
staycation2008
1944 Cincinnati Enquirer 18 July 9 (advt.) Better tuck a few more bottles of Felsenbrau into the icebox, today... Take a Stay-cation instead of a Va-cation, this year. Trains and busses [sic] are crowded.
1999 C. McGowan Celebrity Mercury in Ship Reviews in www.cruiseopinion.com (O.E.D. Archive) Hello, Cruisers! Finally back from a stay-cation in Palm Beach immediately following our Feb. cruise.
2005 Washington Post 4 Aug. c2/3 We love August... It's the perfect time for a ‘staycation’, to dig in those heels and enjoy the comforts of home.
2021 E. James et al. Be More Kid (e-book, accessed 1 Sept. 2021) xxi. 189 Have a ‘staycation’ and visit places in your home town as though you've never been there before.
2. Originally British. A holiday spent in one’s country of residence (although generally involving staying away from one's own home).Not always clearly distinguishable from sense 1.
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society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > holidays > specific type
summer vacation1507
public holiday1736
summer holiday1746
school holiday1777
Cook's tour1856
alcoholiday1877
busman's holiday1893
caravan holiday1899
caravanning holiday1924
staycation1944
spring break1956
farm stay1957
charter1959
ski pack1969
staycation2008
2008 Sunday Times 24 Aug. 16/3 This year it was all about the stay-cation; a mixture of the credit crunch and green one-upmanship was leading the most unlikely types to boast about how they were shunning their usual couple of weeks in the south of France or Tuscany for a fortnight on the British Riviera.
2010 Irish Times 10 June (Connemara Suppl.) 22/1 Mystical beauty, spectacular views, excellent food—no wonder Connemara is top of the list of summer staycations.
2021 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 6 May Outbound travel was stymied, with more Kiwis opting for a staycation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
staycationv.
/steɪˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌsteɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ colloquial.
intransitive. To take a staycation; to holiday at home or in one's country of residence. Cf. staycation n.
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2008 CNN Issue Number One (transcript of TV programme) (Nexis) 30 Apr. I feel your pain. We're staycationing... We're going to stay put.
2009 Gay Times Feb. 86 Even if you are planning to ‘staycation’ this year, there are treats from around the globe in the form of vodka tasting, Colombian dance lessons, [etc.].
2020 Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald 4 July Although you might have been wishing for a foreign escape, we have been busy sourcing the best spots to staycation in Ayrshire this summer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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n.1944
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