Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vacay

/ˈveɪkeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: va-cay
IPA: /ˈveɪkeɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

American usage; Informal

verb

To vacation (to spend or take a vacation).

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"I don’t know if Italy is quite the right vacay spot for you, Mary Cherry. Too much pasta."
"She and beau Glenn were going to the Caymans for a little vacay in Aug."
"Well, you know me, I'm always down for a little vacay."
"You're tired of movin', your body's achin' / We could vacay, there's places to go / Clearly, this isn't all that there is"
"The shameless PDA continues! Bachelor In Paradise’s most hands-on couple, Amanda Stanton and Josh Murray, returned to paradise as the couple vacayed on the beautiful beaches of Cancun, Mexico."

Etymology

Clipping of vacation, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare cray (“crazy”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

vacays (plural) vaca (alternative) vaycay (alternative) vay-cay (alternative) vacays (present, singular) vacaying (participle, present) vacayed (participle, past) vacayed (past)

Frequently Paired Words

staycay

Synonyms

leave holiday annual leave break day off getaway leave of absence pause recess time away time off vac

Homonyms

vaca

Questions

How do you pronounce vacay?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈveɪkeɪ/.
What does vacay mean?: A vacation.
Where does vacay come from?: Clipping of vacation, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare cray (“crazy”).

How to pronounce vacay

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