staycate

English

Etymology

Back-formation from staycation.

Verb

staycate (third-person singular simple present staycates, present participle staycating, simple past and past participle staycated)

1. (neologism, rare, informal, intransitive) To vacation close to home; staycation.
   • 2011, David Crystal, The Story of English in 100 Words:

     On the other hand, when staycation arrived in the 2000s, for a 'stay-at home vacation', one concerned travel firm immediately introduced the slogan: Why staycate when you can vacate? Not all back-formations are immediately accepted.

   • 2011, Dena Riegel, Official Maine Staycation Manual:

     I certainly won't make any kind of believer out of you if you are filling out auto insurance while you're trying to staycate.

   • 2012, Tejvir Singh, Critical Debates in Tourism:

     This was an exceptionally long journey beginning with the illustrious Thomas Cook (1840) and ending with the daring of Dennis Tito's fast flight on Soyuz (2001). I am fatigued, I must 'slow down' – relax or staycate for another trip.