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A vacation consisting of staying at a nearby hotel and enjoying all of its amenities instead traveling to a far off destination for a relaxing vacation. Similar to a “staycation” but instead of staying home, it’s a stay at a hotel. It’s a combination of two words: the English word “hotel” and the French word “vacance” (which means vacation in English: “HOCANCE”
“We quickly packed all our necessary items into a small suitcase, before setting off to enjoy our highly anticipated hocance.”
hocance by Cecelia Rosewater August 21, 2025
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The relationship between a Pimp and his Ho.
"Phatman and Sugar are fully in a Homance"

"The shadows in the alley hid the fact that Sapphire only had 4 teeth. A rat scuttered across his foot and the Homance of the situation wasn't lost on the Phatman"

"Their Homance is built on dollar bills for cheap thrills"

"it's so Homantic the way Phatman uses his pimp hand on Angel"

"Homance is love on the streets"
Homance by grogboy January 16, 2011
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A "Homance" is the female equivalent of a Bromance. A homance is a strong love between two straight females, the relationship can be described as closer than friends but less than a dating relationship.
Man Ashley and Kristen have such a Homance!
-We aren't Lesbians, We're bestfriends! We're a Homance!
Homance by K10_11 July 27, 2010
Word of the Day on May 30, 2013
someone who is extremely sexy, and cocky, and has an extremely huge cock. they a good bowl of weed.
“broooo jack is such a horance”
Horance by AlaylayChips September 14, 2018
strictly platonic relationship of two very close girlfriends.
Margaret and Gertrude had a fifty year homance.
homance by *samIam* January 13, 2008
Bromance between girls
Katy and Kendal have really tight homance.

Jacob is totally jealous of their homance.
homance by Unk the Shemale April 18, 2018
When 2 straight females have a really close friendship with strong love and affection towards one another. It is like a bromance for females... The word originated when Shannon Marsh needed a better word to describe her friendship with Jackie Finn.

Versatile. Homance can be used as a verb, noun, pronoun, adjective, or any other part of speech.
"Wow, Jackie and Shannon talk non-stop and have become really close"
"I know, they have a total homance going on"

"I homance love you"

"I am homance excited for CMU's Homecoming Tailgate"

"Homance on over to the bar and get us some shots"
homance by Private48858 September 19, 2009
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