workcation

English

Etymology

Blend of work +‎ vacation.

Noun

workcation (plural workcations)

  1. (Canada, US, informal) A vacation that one spends getting work done.
    • 2022 August 13, Laura Vanderkam, “Don’t Feel Guilty About Working on Vacation — or About Vacationing at Work”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN:
      But while many appreciate the new flexibility in their daily lives, and some enjoy having the ability to take a “workcation,” the bleeding of work into vacation hours has caused a lot of angst about the difficulty of “unplugging.”

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