Meanings
nounsophomoritis (uncountable)
alternative sophomoreitis
- USrareuncountableA tendency of sophomores in high school or college to slack off and lose motivation 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 Press1 more example
It’s not unique, everyone goes through them, but I think it’s oddly understandable for things like this to contribute to sophomoritis.
(Can we date this quote?), Madison Holt, Joselyn Pena, “Is “Sophomoritis” a Thing?”, in Her Campus
Origin
From sophomore + -itis, on the pattern of senioritis.
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Chicago
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