Taking valuable vacation time and dollars for obligatory family or friend visits. Usually oblications blow your PTO balance at work, meaning you will not have a real vacation in the foreseable future.
We didn't make it to the Carribean this year because we sent spring break on an oblication to see the in-laws.
by Karen H February 13, 2008

A required or expected visit to family/in-laws during your vacation time. Not exactly what would qualify as a holiday.
But would be a combined obligation/vacation.
But would be a combined obligation/vacation.
"Are you going on vacation this summer?"
"No" he said, "I'm going on an oblication to see family who I haven't see since last year.
"No" he said, "I'm going on an oblication to see family who I haven't see since last year.
by Systemsfarm August 04, 2008

So Joe where are you taking the kids for spring break vacation? We are going on an oblication to Boca to visit my mother-in-law.
by kimmerr May 05, 2011

by Shsmith August 09, 2012

A "vacation" that isn't really a vacation. You have no choice. You work the whole time but when you get back to your job, everyone asks how your vacation was.
by V'ness May 23, 2007

Instead of taking a nice vacation to a warm beach destination we took an oblication and spent it with family. Yay!
by MarFaw March 07, 2011

We're going on an oblication with my husband's family.
We just got back from an oblication with my sister and her family.
We just got back from an oblication with my sister and her family.
by slocy June 07, 2013
