Staycations

[faustnbulbous]

In 2005 it was "Truthiness"
In 2007 it was "Subprime"

And now the Dig has got me thinking, will "Staycation" be The American Dialect Society's word of the year for 2008? It seems to have all the makings of it. A clever catchy portmanteau that captures the way that Americans have defined their lives around gas prices this year

Comments

[pseudoboy]

Astute observation. I think you'll probably be right!

[pseudoboy]

And I find it Ironic that this year I have already had one vacation and will be taking another in August, my first real vacations since I was a teenager (not counting my Portland relocation, which I've decided was a 3 month long vacation with all of my stuff to keep me company)