Meaning & use
vaycay
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Meanings
nouncountableinformalslang
A period of time when you relax away from work or school, especially one spent traveling.
Grammar: Countable: you can say 'a vaycay' or 'vaycays' for more than one.
Patterns
- go on vaycay
- be on vaycay
- take a vaycay
I'm so ready for my summer vaycay in Spain.
She sent us a postcard from her vaycay in Hawaii.
We're planning a short vaycay next month.
verbintransitiveinformalslang
To spend time relaxing away from home or work, especially traveling.
Grammar: Used without an object: 'We vaycayed in Mexico.'
Patterns
- vaycay in (a place)
- vaycay with (someone)
They're vaycaying in Bali for two weeks.
I love to vaycay by the ocean.
Word forms
| plural | vaycays |
|---|---|
| third person singular | vaycays |
| past tense | vaycayed |
| past participle | vaycayed |
| -ing form | vaycaying |
Common combinations
- summer vaycay
- We're going on a summer vaycay to Italy.
- mini vaycay
- A weekend mini vaycay is just what I need.
- family vaycay
- Our family vaycay was full of fun activities.
- vaycay mode
- Once I clock out, I'm in vaycay mode.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- vacay noun
- Another informal shortening of 'vacation'.
Commonly confused: vaycay or vacay?
vaycay vs vacay
Both are informal shortenings of 'vacation', but 'vaycay' is a playful respelling.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'vaycay' correctly?
Choose one answer.
Option 0 uses 'vaycay' as a noun meaning a vacation. The others use it incorrectly as a verb with an object or in an odd context.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “vaycay”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.