staycation Syllabification: (stay·ca·tion)Pronunciation: /ˌstāˈkāSHn/Definition of staycation noun informal a vacation spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions. Origin: early 21st century: blend of stay1 and vacationstaycation in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of staycation in the British & World English dictionary