Meanings
nounpaycation (plural paycations)
plural paycations
- neologismworkbusinessA job that allows someone to work remotely while visiting other cities and countries.First known use 2023
That said, pay-cations are not vacations and I fear that conflating the two could have dyer^([sic]) consequences for the latter.
2023 July 7, Lindsay Rogers, “What the Hell Is a “Pay-Cation”?”, in InsideHook
Origin
Coined in 2023.
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paycation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paycation
MLA
“paycation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paycation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paycation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paycation.
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