How about that word “vacay”? It makes my skin crawl. I’m not sure why. But I just did a little online research and guess what … GUESS PAUSE. I’m not alone. The slang term for vacation irritates other people too.SomeonefromSoutheast England said “… we in the UK tend to go on ‘holiday.’ I’ve never heard or seen the word ‘vacay’ before now, casually or otherwise . . ...