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Global slang
Vacationing in cooler climates to escape heatwaves, amid record-hot weather
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Tone
Usually positive or approving in casual contexts.
Region
Global
Formality
Informal.
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Coolcation means Vacationing in cooler climates to escape heatwaves, amid record-hot weather. It is best read as global slang associated with Global.
"Coolcation" means Vacationing in cooler climates to escape heatwaves, amid record-hot weather. In Global, the nuance may be more specific.
Usually positive or approving in casual contexts.
Usually safest with people who already understand the context.
Context-dependent
A trip; a journey; an errand (short or medium distance)
A long journey undertaken by car, usually for pleasure
Travel; journey (long distance).
To exaggerate or make fun of (can be used to describe a long, ridiculous journey)
A spontaneous detour from your main goal — an optional, offbeat activity borrowed from ...
At this point — signaling a current conclusion or how things stand now; sometimes "answ...
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