vacay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Clipping of vacation, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare cray (crazy).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vacay (plural vacays)

  1. (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.
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Verb

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vacay (third-person singular simple present vacays, present participle vacaying, simple past and past participle vacayed)

  1. (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.