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mondayitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mon-dayi-tis
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

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).

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Usage

Phrases

the Wikipedia article which places the term in context

Frequently Paired Words

Mondayish the Wikipedia article which places the term in context

Questions

What does mondayitis mean?
The tired and apathetic feeling experienced by persons returning to work on a Monday after the weekend.
Where does mondayitis come from?
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).

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