daycation

daycation
n.
A day trip or other short vacation that does not require an overnight stay. Also: day-cation.
—daycationer n.
Example Citations:
If you don't have the time or the money for vacation this summer, maybe you can spare a few hours for a daycation.
Somewhere between the staycations: http://wordspy.com/words/staycation.asp of 2008 and the naycations: http://wordspy.com/words/naycation.asp of last year there's the daycation trend of 2010.
—Christopher Elliott, " 6 tips for taking a summer daycation: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38105237/ns/travel_news-travel_tips/," MSNBC.com, July 6, 2010
Seniors are invited to take a "daycation," a day traveling with a group of people using the bus and/or light rail system to entertainment and shopping destinations throughout the area.
—" Campbell shorts: http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_14894388," San Jose Mercury News, April 15, 2010
Earliest Citation:
You'll want a back-pocket, getaway idea to pull out when you have a free afternoon and the itch to take off for a while. Our "daycations" are just the ticket to satisfy mini wanderlust.
—Linda Pender, " Daycations: http://books.google.com/books?id=bx8DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA80," Cincinnati Magazine, June 1, 1986
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