Korean slang profile
스테이케이션
seuteikeisyeon
A vacation spent at home or in a nearby area instead of traveling far away.
A vacation spent at home or in a nearby area instead of traveling far away.
- Expanded form
- stay(머물다) + vacation(휴가)stay (머물다) + vacation (휴가)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Jun 11, 2025
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
멀리 떠나는 대신 동네 카페와 공원에서 스테이케이션을 즐겼어.
Instead of going far, I enjoyed a 스테이케이션 at local cafes and parks.
02Documented history
- 2025-06-11JoongAng Ilbo introduced the meaning of 스테이케이션 and examples of its use.[1]
03Origin & word formation
JoongAng Ilbo explicitly explains the blend of Stay and Vacation and presents examples of vacations at neighborhood cafes or nearby domestic destinations. It is not limited to vacations spent entirely inside the home. When it was first coined could not be established.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The explanation and usage were compared directly with the source. Who coined the expression and when could not be established.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 해외여행 갈 돈 이렇게 쓴다…집 근처서 휴가 보내는 MZ 사연 (중앙일보)Published Jun 11, 2025Original source checked Nov 12, 2026