Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

case of the mondays

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: case of the -mon-days
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of "the Mondays", a fictitious disorder associated with the tiredness, irritability, or distractedness that comes from returning to work after the weekend.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"A reporter, who has worked his way up to a top-level and high pressured position with a large metropolitan daily, suffers from a chronic case of "the Mondays.""
"The road ahead for them is full of Syls and Caseys and Coopers and “Cases of the Mondays.” I hope they enjoyed Toy Story because if they thought Tim Allen was frightening then they sure as shit aren't going to be expecting that first Monday morning staff meeting now are they?"
"Perhaps you may have played a role in the initiation of this potential fight, or maybe the combatant simply woke up tired, missed his bus, or is having a bad case of "the Mondays.""
"Today I'm having a case of the Mondays. For us, the weekend is often busy, but every now and then Mondays are just blah."

Etymology

Popularized by the 1999 film Office Space.

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

cases of the Mondays (plural)

Questions

What does case of the mondays mean?: An instance of "the Mondays", a fictitious disorder associated with the tiredness, irritability, or distractedness that comes from returning to work after the weekend.
Where does case of the mondays come from?: Popularized by the 1999 film Office Space.

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