daycation

[ dey-key-shuhn ]

/ deɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

a day trip or one-day vacation.

verb (used without object)

to take a daycation: We’ll be daycationing at a theme park.

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Origin of daycation

First recorded in 1985–90; day + vacation

daycationer, noun