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Staycation

(adi) A description for time well spent at place of residence.

(verb) A period of time when a person finds activity to keep themselves amused in a comfortable environment.

(noun) a vacation whereas the individual remains in a familiar surrounding.
"Next month, I am planning a staycation with the kids for backyard camping."
by Decked September 3, 2017
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stuckcation

Situations where a vacation does not conclude on time for reasons such as adverse weather that prevents departure or quarantine such as a pandemic breakout aboard a cruise ship.
Charlie and Freddie’s cruise vacation turned into a stuckcation when the authorities quarantined the entire ship for two weeks at its final port.
by SINJim February 10, 2021
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Staycation

U.K. word meaning to travel one hundred or more miles and across a border to holiday in an area where you spend most of your time moaning that there is no MacDonald's and getting upset whenever someone speaks in their native language.
"Wim com frum Dudlaaaaayyyyyyyyyy for a staycation in Wayuls but there ay no Maccies and everywun starts talkin in Welsh wen yow guu inna shop and start speaking Ingluish when we guu owuut. Wim av dur righ to cum ere coz we ay got no beaches up our end."
by scatwitch July 24, 2021
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Staycation

We went on a staycation in our state.
by John kayemart March 14, 2023
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staycation

A trip with a destination that is relatively close to home, as opposed to a vacation that may be further afield.
A family, rather than take their annual vacation in Florida, decided on a staycation of popular sites within their home state.
by BlastFurnace March 19, 2025
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The Great Staycation

The time beginning mid-March 2020, when people stayed home in an act of global solidarity against COVID-19. An initially high-anxiety, high-stress period worldwide, people finally emerged healthier, better organized, and more confident and self-reliant than prior.
Thanks to The Great Staycation, potential homeowners now ask themselves "can I really imagine being stuck in this house for 14+ days?"
by Patient48 March 22, 2020
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