vacay
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 5
/ˈveɪkeɪ/
Definition of vacay
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(US, informal)A vacation.
“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.”
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noun
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(US, informal)A vacation.
“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.”
verb
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(intransitive)To vacation (to spend or take a vacation).
“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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Clipping of vacation, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare cray (“crazy”).
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