Smonday

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English

Etymology

Blend of Sunday +‎ Monday.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsmʌn.deɪ/, /ˈsmʌn.di/
• Rhymes: -ʌndeɪ, -ʌndi

Noun

Smonday (plural Smondays)

1. (neologism, informal, humorous) The emotional and psychological state when Sunday begins to lose its restful, weekend quality and transitions to the stress and responsibilites associated with Monday.
   • 2023 July 18, Phillip Done, The Art of Teaching Children: All I Learned from a Lifetime in the Classroom‎, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 400:

     Remember, your good sport of a partner is not used to seeing you act this way on Smonday.

   • 2018 March 8, Andy Cope, Gavin Oattes, Shine: Rediscovering Your Energy, Happiness and Purpose‎, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN:

     We've all heard the phrase 'Sunday Blues'. Some call it the 'Sunday Sads' or 'Smonday', the exact point that you start hating Sunday because Monday comes next.

   • 2018 August 2, Andy Cope, Leadership: The Multiplier Effect‎, Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     Smonday ...
     The moment when Sunday stops feeling like a Sunday and the anxiety of Monday kicks in.

   • 2025, Kevin Chapman, Mastering Our Emotions, Biblical Principles for Emotional Health:

     I was interviewed for Bloomberg Business Week on a phenomenon known as “the Smondays,” which refers to people being anxious and upset on Sunday because they are thinking about all they have to do on Monday.

Related terms

• Sunday scaries