grippy sock vacation

English

Alternative forms

• grippy socks vacation

Etymology

Grippy sock refers to the non-slip socks issued to psychiatric patients in place of lace-up shoes or slippers.

Pronunciation

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Noun

grippy sock vacation (plural grippy sock vacations)

1. (Internet slang, humorous) An inpatient stay in a psychiatric facility.
   • 2021 December 6, VoidCat, “The day Conscious thoughts lost it”, in Religious Forums‎^[1] (comment), archived from the original on 2023-07-28:

     Does this mean Conscious thoughts went on a grippy sock vacation? Or just went to treatment?

   • 2023 January 29, Mafalda von Alvensleben, “February Tarot Reading”, in The Yale Herald‎^[2], archived from the original on 2023-12-05:

     Still, the Five of Cups tells us that yes, you may be a grade-A unstable, about-to-book-a-ticket-to-grippy-sock-vacation mess. Or you might be thriving despite it all.

   • 2023 June 21, “Grippy sock vacations and chocolates”, in Kitten and her coffee‎^[3] (blog), archived from the original on 2024-08-06:

     I’m going on a social media and phone break. I’m going to try my best to not go on a grippy sock vacation. I’ll decide on a course of action for my mental health and boundaries in the morning.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:grippy sock vacation.

Related terms

• grippy sock hotel
• grippy sock jail