Renovacation

What you call when you take vacation time from work and spend the entire time doing renovations around your home, rather than relaxing or going on a trip.

I had a great renovacation. New flooring, replaced some cabinets and painted three rooms. Alas, back to the grind tomorrow

by kenndoll_99 November 26, 2010

Renovacation

(reh-no-vay-kay-shun) (n) 1) taking time off from work to complete home improvements, renovations, and repairs.

renovation + vacation

• "I'm taking a renovacation, so I can plow through my honeydo list."
• "Enjoy your time off!" "Thanks, but it's more renovacation than vacation."

by captain acr0nym July 14, 2013

renoviction

Eviction of tenants resulting from a planned renovation of their apartment building.

Coined by Heather Pawsey in Vancouver. Truly an urban word.

The elderly couple faced renoviction when their landlord served them notice that they had 60 days to vacate. They feared that gentrification would price them out of the entire neighborhood.

by Slumdog January 17, 2009

renoviction

The act of evicting tenants from their rental houses and apartments by greedy landlords who announce huge renovation plans that require the emptying of units to be renovated. Once out, the tenants are not allowed to renew their leases until they agree to huge rent increases, sometimes double what they paid before.

This is a portmanteau word, a combination of renovation + eviction, invented by Heather Pawsey of Vancouver, Canada.

We got a renoviction notice today from the new building owner... they're going to divide the living room to make a new bedroom and replace the kitchen cabinets. We'll have to move out, but we're welcome to come back at double the rent.

by drm310 March 31, 2009

range rover renovation

When you park a Range Rover out front of a piece of real estate and it immediately adds perceived value to the real estate.

Hater: “You really think you are going to buy this property for $90,000 and not do shit to it and sell it for $130,000??!!

Eric: Fuck you. Watch me Range Rover renovate (Range Rover Renovation) this property.

by MFBNREMF June 2, 2018

Kenosha Renovation

The act of renovating a house, store, school, church, car, or truck by lighting it on fire.

"Jerry was mad that I slept with his wife, so he tried to give my car a Kenosha Renovation."

by anonymous September 15, 2020

Renocation

Using your vacation time to do home improvements or repairs.

I was hoping to go to Mexico, but my leaky roof means another renocation this year.

by BryanQ August 28, 2010