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).

mondayitis means the tired and apathetic feeling experienced by persons returning to work on a Monday after the weekend. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.

noun

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