Meanings
- UShumorousrareuncountableA tendency of juniors in high school to slack off as if they were seniors with senioritis.
There’s now freshmanitis, sophomoritis, and junioritis.
2024 May 6, Carly Heffernan, “What Even is Freshmanitis?”, in The Port Press2 more examples
One of the main causes of junioritis is procrastination and burnout stemming from the idea of the daunting future.
2022 April 20, Madeline West, “Junioritis- Yes it is a Real Thing”, in The Fairfield MirrorSeniors are not the only ones who experience a drop in motivation once the second semester begins. As a junior, I contend that junioritis is a struggle as well and that it’s perhaps even more dangerous than senioritis.
2023 August 2, Lauren Lentz, “Junioritis: A Lesser-Known Condition”, in The Uproar
Origin
From junior + -itis, on the pattern of senioritis.
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