vaycay; hiccough

[Tom Zurinskas]

vaycay?  Which is like vacate, or leaving home on a vacation.  Which is different than being on a staycation (staying at home for days off during economic hard times).  It  seems more fun to vaycay than staycay.


Tom Zurinskas, first Ct 20 yrs, then Tn 3, NJ 33, Fl 9.
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> Poster: Jonathan Lighter
> Subject: vaycay; hiccough
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> Two TV commercials for different companies are using the word "vaycay" (or
> whatever) for "vacation." Because Willie Mays is 80, it rhymes with "say
> hey!"
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> For snappy communication, say "hiccough" instead of "utter repeatedly and
> insistently." According to travel maven Laura Michonski on CNN, some places
> around the country will soon be "/ 'hIkOfiN/ 'peak season! peak season!'"
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> JL
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