Mondayitis

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noun

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

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case of the Mondays
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Meanings

nounMondayitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe tired and apathetic feeling experienced by persons returning to work on a Monday after the weekend.

    Synonyms: case of the Mondays

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
case of the Mondays
Also see
case of the mondays

Origin

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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APA

Mondayitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mondayitis

MLA

“Mondayitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mondayitis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mondayitis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mondayitis.

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