bare minimum Monday
bare minimum Monday noun: the trend of doing as little as possible at work on Mondays in order to reduce stress during the rest of the week.
Noun
bare minimum Monday (plural bare minimum Mondays)
- The trend of doing as little as possible at work on Mondays in order to reduce stress during the rest of the week.
- Marisa Jo, a TikToker credited with gifting Bare Minimum Monday to the masses, describes it as a way to both eliminate the “Sunday scaries” and remove the “unnecessary pressure” she was putting on herself to be productive.2023 February 20, Tim Paradis, Rebecca Knight, “‘Bare Minimum Monday’ is nice, but it's got nothing on ‘Try-Less Tuesday’”, in Business Insider, US edition
- While bare minimum Monday is a concept that has resonated with many on social media, Jo acknowledges there are critics who see it as a way to slack off at work.2023 April 17, “You’ve probably had the Sunday scaries. To beat them, consider ‘bare minimum Mondays’”, in Goh Chiew Tong
Forms of bare minimum Monday
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Origin of bare minimum Monday
From bare minimum + Monday; coined by TikToker Marisa Jo Mayes in the same vein as quiet quitting.
Questions about bare minimum Monday
- What does bare minimum Monday mean?
- Bare minimum Monday means the trend of doing as little as possible at work on Mondays in order to reduce stress during the rest of the week.
- What part of speech is bare minimum Monday?
- Bare minimum Monday is a noun.
- What is the plural of bare minimum Monday?
- The plural of bare minimum Monday is bare minimum Mondays.
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