English Explanatory Dictionary

Mondayitis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The tired and apathetic feeling experienced by persons returning to work on a Monday after the weekend.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

Mondayitis

Etymology

From Monday + -itis. The term has been widely used in Australia for decades. Popularity of the term in the USA may be traceable to its use in the US comedy film Office Space (1999).

Related words

Mondayish the Wikipedia article which places the term in context
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