Sunday Rest: daycation.

 We already have the word staycation, which started off meaning a holiday taken at home, but now also seems to mean a holiday taken in one's home country.

That word was fairly horrible, but it's been useful, nonetheless, especially when it had just the one meaning, and people could tell what you were talking about.

But now we have daycation, which is not useful at all. It's a day-trip. Or a day out. Both these expressions are easier to spell, and read - and shorter, too.

Anyway, a trip, or an outing, can be fun, interesting, and a delightful break in the routine.

But a vacation?

Just ask the person who has to pack up the car.

photo by Hoebele

Word Not To Use To Day: daycation. The Latin word vacātiō means freedom. Vacāre means to be empty. The Old English word daeg describes the hours of daylight.