blue Monday

noun

A hungover state of the labor workforce after a weekend spent drinking.

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Meanings

nounblue Monday (plural blue Mondays)

plural blue Mondays

  1. historicalA hungover state of the labor workforce after a weekend spent drinking.
  2. informalA Monday on which someone feels gloomy or depressed, especially because of having to return to work after the weekend.
  3. The Monday in January purported to be the most depressing day of the year, typically said to be the third Monday of the month.
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APA

blue Monday. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20Monday

MLA

“blue Monday.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20Monday. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue Monday,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20Monday.

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