The 'Vacation Juice' meme originated from the Nintendo Switch game Animal Crossing: New Horizons, specifically featuring the character Isabelle. Players noticed Isabelle frequently holding a glass filled with a brown liquid and ice, which the game's dialogue and community-driven lore politely refers to as 'vacation juice' to maintain its family-friendly rating. The internet quickly adopted the term as a euphemism for cocktails or whiskey, turning the image into a symbol for adult relaxation and the total abandonment of workplace responsibilities. It is now widely used to describe the feeling of finally being off the clock, often paired with text about starting the festivities early in the morning during a getaway.