break-cation

break-cation
 n.— «Expedia.com calls these types of getaways “break-cations,” a term it coined to describe what it says is a nationwide trend toward last-minute, short-spurt travel.» —“In 2005, get out of your travel rut” by Madeleine Marr, Jane Wooldridge Miami Herald (Florida) Jan. 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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