"stay-cation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stay-cations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stay-cation (plural stay-cations)
  1. Alternative form of staycation Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: staycation
    Sense id: en-stay-cation-en-noun-41JjkPBi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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