The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
STAYCATION
Etymology
Noun
staycation (plural staycations)
(informal) A vacation spent at or close to home. [from mid 20th c.]
Synonyms: homecation, staycay (rare)
(Britain) A holiday spent in one's own country without travelling abroad.
(US) A vacation spent at one's own home without other overnight accommodation.
Coordinate terms
• nearcation
Verb
staycation (third-person singular simple present staycations, present participle staycationing, simple past and past participle staycationed)
(intransitive, informal) To spend a vacation at or close to home.
Synonym: staycate
(Britain) To take a holiday in one's own country as opposed to travelling abroad.
(US) To spend a vacation at one's own home without other overnight accommodation.
Source: Wiktionary
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