blue Monday
English
Noun
blue Monday (plural blue Mondays)
- (historical) A hungover state of the labor workforce after a weekend spent drinking.
- (informal) A Monday on which someone feels gloomy or depressed, especially because of having to return to work after the weekend.
- The Monday in January purported to be the most depressing day of the year, typically said to be the third Monday of the month.
Coordinate terms
See also
- (day of a hangover): Blursday
- (beginning-of-workweek dysphoria): Sunday scaries