vacay
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Clipping of vacation, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare cray (“crazy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈveɪkeɪ/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
[edit]vacay (plural vacays)
- (informal, US) A vacation.
- Synonyms: leave, holiday; see also Thesaurus:vacation
- 2000, Nancy E. Krulik, Popular: From the Mouths of Babes - Book #3, page 88:
- I don’t know if Italy is quite the right vacay spot for you, Mary Cherry. Too much pasta.
- 2000, Alumnae Bulletin, volumes 93–94, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College Alumnae Association, page 43:
- She and beau Glenn were going to the Caymans for a little vacay in Aug.
Related terms
[edit]Verb
[edit]vacay (third-person singular simple present vacays, present participle vacaying, simple past and past participle vacayed)
- (intransitive) To vacation (to spend or take a vacation).
- 2016, “White Ferrari”, in Blonde, performed by Frank Ocean:
- You're tired of movin', your body's achin' / We could vacay, there's places to go / Clearly, this isn't all that there is
- 2016 October 19, Lauren Crawford, “Can’t Keep Their Hands To Themselves! ‘Bachelor In Paradise’s’ Amanda Stanton & Josh Murray Get Hot & Heavy While Vacationing In Cancun!”, in OK![1]:
- The shameless PDA continues! Bachelor In Paradise’s most hands-on couple, Amanda Stanton and Josh Murray, returned to paradise as the couple vacayed on the beautiful beaches of Cancun, Mexico.