sophomoreitis

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A form of sophomoritis — A tendency of sophomores in high school or college to slack off and lose motivation as if they were seniors with senioritis.

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Meanings

nounsophomoreitis (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of sophomoritis.

    is sophomoreitis a thing cause i think i have it

    2015 December 5, @da_last_sarAH, Twitter
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    Expectations were high heading into last season, but a bad case of "sophomoreitis" hit the Lady Eagles, who went 6-26.

    2007 February 12, Will Parrish, “Rodd has Eagles off to best start since 1983-84 campaign”, in The Herald

    47. Freshmanitis/sophomoreitis/Juniortis/Senioritis has seriously started to kick in

    2016 April 26, Megan LaCross, “50 Signs You're Over This Semester”, in The Odyssey Online
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APA

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

MLA

“sophomoreitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sophomoreitis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sophomoreitis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sophomoreitis.

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