Meanings
plural vacays · alternative vaca · alternative vaycay · alternative vay-cay
- USinformalA vacation.
Well, you know me, I'm always down for a little vacay.
2023, Sam Esmail, Rumaan Alam, Leave the World Behind, spoken by Clay (Ethan Hawke)2 more examples
I don’t know if Italy is quite the right vacay spot for you, Mary Cherry. Too much pasta.
2000, Nancy E. Krulik, Popular: From the Mouths of Babes - Book #3, page 88She and beau Glenn were going to the Caymans for a little vacay in Aug.
2000, Alumnae Bulletin, volumes 93–94, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College Alumnae Association, page 43Synonyms: leave, holiday, annual leave, break, day off, getaway, holiday, leave
present singular third person vacays · participle present vacaying · participle past vacayed · past vacayed · alternative vaca · alternative vaycay · alternative vay-cay
- intransitiveTo 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
2016, “White Ferrari”, in Blonde, performed by Frank Ocean1 more example
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.
2016 October 19, Lauren Crawford, “Can’t Keep Their Hands To Themselves! ‘Bachelor In Paradise’s’ Amanda Stanton & Josh Murray Get Hot & Heavy While Vacationing In Cancun!”, in OK!
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA vacation.
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Origin
Clipping of vacation, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare cray (“crazy”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
vacay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacay
“vacay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacay. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vacay,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vacay.
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