plural vacays
US, informal
: vacation
a family vacay
vacay plans
If you're kicking yourself for not planning a vacay earlier, check out cheapie last-minute plane tix at one of these sites … Cosmopolitan
If you feel like you need a break from adulting, July is the time to take that mental vacay. Brandi Neal

Examples of vacay in a Sentence

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For these Priceline Hotel Express Deals, the customer must sign in, use the search tool to find valid hotels with the Express Deals badge, and apply code at checkout to save big (and stay bad and bougie) on your next vacay. Molly Higgins, WIRED, 13 Nov. 2024 Virgin Voyages is making that romantic couples' getaway, girls' trip, or family vacay that much sweeter thanks to a buy-one-get-one-80%-off deal for all travelers. Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Nov. 2024 As the former is Oahu’s first adults-only hotel, this puts a new spin on a bucket list vacay. J'nai Gaither, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Stassi Schroeder scores one more summer vacay out of Lisa Vanderpump. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vacay 

Word History

Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1991, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vacay was in 1991

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“Vacay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vacay. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.

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