Christopher Elliott of Tribune Media Services declared: “If 2008 was the year of the staycation, then ’09 is bound to be the year of thenaycation. As in, nay – we’re not vacationing.”
Dictionary of unconsidered lexicographical trifles. 2014.
naycation — n. Time off from work spent without travelling and without spending money on leisure activities. Also: nay cation. naycationer n. Example Citations: Naycation? No way. With gas prices dropping, it s time to plot a summer road trip. The best new… … New words
Staycation — Spending time in a backyard swimming pool is one of the activities sometimes enjoyed during a staycation A staycation (also spelled stay cation, stacation, or staykation) is a neologism for a period of time in which an individual or family stays… … Wikipedia
daycation — n. A day trip or other short vacation that does not require an overnight stay. Also: day cation. daycationer n. Example Citations: If you don t have the time or the money for vacation this summer, maybe you can spare a few hours for a daycation.… … New words
Stendhal's syndrome — n. Dizziness, panic, paranoia, or madness caused by viewing certain artistic or historical artifacts or by trying to see too many such artifacts in too short a time. Also: Stendhal syndrome. Example Citation: In Tuscany they have a term for it.… … New words
Travel and Tourism — agritourist apple tourist architourist baggage malaria barefoot luxury black hole resort black water rafting … New words
apple tourist — n. A person whose vacation consists of visiting apple orchards and purchasing apples and apple related products. apple tourism n. Example Citations: At harvest time, it is not uncommon to see enormous buses the kind you see taking gamblers to… … New words
fake-ation — n. A vacation where a significant amount of time is spent reading email and performing other work related tasks. Also: fakeation, fakation, facation. [fake + vacation.] fake ationer n. Example Citations: Forget about staycations. They re so 2008 … New words
haycation — n. A vacation on a farm. Also: hay cation. haycationer n. Example Citations: Farm vacations often called haycations give people a break from the bustle of city life, and a chance to pack up the kids and enjoy a down home night or two out on a… … New words
hobby hobo — n. A part time hobo; a person who engages in hobo like behaviour (e.g., hopping freight trains) while on vacation from their full time job. Example Citations: When he decides to hit the rails in search of an authentic American experience,… … New words
leisure sickness — (LEE.zhur sik.nis) n. Ill health that occurs during leisure time, especially on weekends and vacations. Example Citation: Leisure sickness, like paradise syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, seasonal affective disorder and sick building syndrome,… … New words
