Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blue monday

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
blue -mon-day
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hungover state of the labor workforce after a weekend spent drinking.

noun

A Monday on which someone feels gloomy or depressed, especially because of having to return to work after the weekend.

Informal

noun

The Monday in January purported to be the most depressing day of the year, typically said to be the third Monday of the month.

Usage

Inflected Forms

blue Mondays (plural)

Phrases

Sunday scaries

Frequently Paired Words

Blursday Sunday scaries Black Monday

Questions

What does blue monday mean?
A hungover state of the labor workforce after a weekend spent drinking.

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