Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

staycate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stay-cate
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To vacation close to home; staycation.

Informal; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"On the other hand, when staycation arrived in the 2000s, for a 'stay-at home vacation', one concerned travel firm immediately introduced the slogan: Why staycate when you can vacate? Not all back-formations are immediately accepted."
"I certainly won't make any kind of believer out of you if you are filling out auto insurance while you're trying to staycate."
"This was an exceptionally long journey beginning with the illustrious Thomas Cook (1840) and ending with the daring of Dennis Tito's fast flight on Soyuz (2001). I am fatigued, I must 'slow down' – relax or staycate for another trip."

Etymology

Back-formation from staycation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

staycates (present, singular) staycating (participle, present) staycated (participle, past) staycated (past)

Questions

What does staycate mean?: To vacation close to home; staycation.
Where does staycate come from?: Back-formation from staycation.

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