"coolcation" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-coolcation.wav Forms: coolcations [plural]
Etymology: Blend of cool + vacation. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|cool|vacation}} Blend of cool + vacation Head templates: {{en-noun}} coolcation (plural coolcations)
  1. (informal) A vacation spent in a place with a colder climate to avoid unpleasantly hot weather. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-coolcation-en-noun-AyNCq5sy Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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