Quitter's Day

noun

The day when most people give up on their New Year's resolutions, considered to occur on the second Friday of January.

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Meanings

nounQuitter's Day (plural Quitter's Days)

plural Quitter's Days

  1. The day when most people give up on their New Year's resolutions, considered to occur on the second Friday of January.

Origin

Presumably coined by social network and fitness app Strava in 2018.

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APA

Quitter's Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quitter's%20Day

MLA

“Quitter's Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quitter's%20Day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Quitter's Day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Quitter's%20Day.

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