girlcation

English

Etymology

Blend of girl + vacation.

Noun

girlcation (plural girlcations)

  1. (informal) A vacation taken by a group of women and/or catering specifically to female interests.
    • 2008, Joanne Richard, "The great escapes", The Observer (Sarnia, Ontario), 18 September 2008:
      Mancations and girlcations are all the rage. Getting away with your best buddies isn't new, but it's a hot niche market for the travel industry with lots of packages, hotels and resorts offering up bonding opportunities galore.
    • 2010, Lynette Majer, "The best gift of all", Northside, Issue 72, September 2010, page 3:
      So when Paula asked me during our July “girlcation” if she could take up my search, I was game.
    • 2012, Jen Hatmaker, 7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess, B & H Publishing Group (2012), →ISBN, page 127:
      When my friends and I were in Manhattan last year on a girlcation, we took public transportation everywhere, and it was both invigorating and slightly stinky.

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