Suicide Sunday

noun

The Sunday immediately after the end of the summer term (known as Easter Term), at which point all students have finished exams but most of the results have not been published.

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Meanings

nounSuicide Sunday (plural Suicide Sundays)

plural Suicide Sundays

  1. UKinformalCambridge UniversityThe Sunday immediately after the end of the summer term (known as Easter Term), at which point all students have finished exams but most of the results have not been published.

Origin

So called because of the stress and anxiety associated with waiting for examination results.

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APA

Suicide Sunday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suicide%20Sunday

MLA

“Suicide Sunday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Suicide%20Sunday. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

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