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plural Smondays
- humorousinformalneologismThe emotional and psychological state when Sunday begins to lose its restful, weekend quality and transitions to the stress and responsibilities associated with Monday.
Remember, your good sport of a partner is not used to seeing you act this way on Smonday.
2023 July 18, Phillip Done, The Art of Teaching Children: All I Learned from a Lifetime in the Classroom, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 4003 more examples
We've all heard the phrase 'Sunday Blues'. Some call it the 'Sunday Sads' or 'Smonday', the exact point that you start hating Sunday because Monday comes next.
2018 March 8, Andy Cope, Gavin Oattes, Shine: Rediscovering Your Energy, Happiness and Purpose, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBNSmonday ... The moment when Sunday stops feeling like a Sunday and the anxiety of Monday kicks in.
2018 August 2, Andy Cope, Leadership: The Multiplier Effect, Hachette UK, →ISBNI was interviewed for Bloomberg Business Week on a phenomenon known as “the Smondays,” which refers to people being anxious and upset on Sunday because they are thinking about all they have to do on Monday.
2025, Kevin Chapman, Mastering Our Emotions, Biblical Principles for Emotional Health
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Smonday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Smonday
“Smonday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Smonday. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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