readaway

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/ˈriːd.ə.weɪ/

noun

A short holiday or weekend trip in which the main activity is reading and discussing books.

“She went on a readaway with friends to relax, read novels, and talk about literature.”

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Meanings

nounreadaway (plural readaways)

plural readaways

  1. informalA short holiday or weekend trip in which the main activity is reading and discussing books.

    She went on a readaway with friends to relax, read novels, and talk about literature.

    1 more example

    2025, Juliette Sivertsen, The rise of the ‘readaway’: Why Kiwis are travelling to read, The Post

Origin

read + away

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Cite this entry
APA

readaway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readaway

MLA

“readaway.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readaway. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “readaway,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/readaway.

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