vacay meaning (informal): definition, etymology and quotations

vacay

noun

/ˈveɪkeɪ/

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

US, Informal A vacation.

I don’t know if Italy is quite the right vacay spot for you, Mary Cherry. Too much pasta.2000, Nancy E. Krulik, Popular: From the Mouths of Babes - Book #3, page 88:
She and beau Glenn were going to the Caymans for a little vacay in Aug.2000, Alumnae Bulletin, volumes 93–94, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College Alumnae Association, page 43:

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Well, you know me, I'm always down for a little vacay.2023, Sam Esmail, Rumaan Alam, Leave the World Behind, spoken by Clay (Ethan Hawke):

verb

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

To vacation (to spend or take a vacation).

You're tired of movin', your body's achin' / We could vacay, there's places to go / Clearly, this isn't all that there is2016, “White Ferrari”, in Blonde, performed by Frank Ocean:
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.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!:

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