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weekender
noun a holiday house: *The other drove the truck down, and parked it behind a row of weekenders at Bonny Vale. –NINO CULOTTA (JOHN O'GRADY), 1962.
Contributor's comments: "How quaint" was an Englishwoman's reaction when the application of the word was explained.
Contributor's comments: I've heard the word used in Melbourne, but mainly in the (national) media and in books. Otherwise I've always used and heard the term 'holiday house'.
Contributor's comments: These have always been "holiday shacks" when referring to this type of dwelling around Brisbane.