vacay
/ˈveɪkeɪ/
vacay noun: a vacation.
Noun
vacay (plural vacays)
- A vacation.
- 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 88
- She 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 43
- Synonyms:
- leave, holiday, annual leave, break, day off, getaway, leave of absence, pause, recess, time away
Verb
vacay (third-person singular simple present vacays, present participle vacaying, simple past and past participle vacayed)
- 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 is2016, “White Ferrari”, in Blonde, performed by Frank Ocean
- 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 of vacay
- leave
- holiday
- annual leave
- break
- day off
- getaway
- leave of absence
- pause
- recess
- time away
Forms of vacay
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | vacays |
| alternative form | vaca |
| alternative form | vaycay |
| alternative form | vay-cay |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | vacays |
| present participle | vacaying |
| past participle | vacayed |
| past | vacayed |
Origin of vacay
Clipping of vacation, with -y to clarify pronunciation. Compare cray (“crazy”).
Questions about vacay
- What does vacay mean?
- Vacay means a vacation.
- What part of speech is vacay?
- Vacay can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce vacay?
- Vacay is pronounced /ˈveɪkeɪ/.
- What is the plural of vacay?
- The plural of vacay is vacays.
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Source and license
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