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case of the Mondays

case of the Mondays noun: an instance of "the Mondays", a fictitious disorder associated with the tiredness, irritability, or distractedness that comes from returning to work after the weekend.

Noun

case of the Mondays (plural cases of the Mondays)

  1. (humorous) An instance of "the Mondays", a fictitious disorder associated with the tiredness, irritability, or distractedness that comes from returning to work after the weekend.
    • A reporter, who has worked his way up to a top-level and high pressured position with a large metropolitan daily, suffers from a chronic case of "the Mondays."1975, Black Enterprise
    • The road ahead for them is full of Syls and Caseys and Coopers and “Cases of the Mondays.” I hope they enjoyed Toy Story because if they thought Tim Allen was frightening then they sure as shit aren't going to be expecting that first Monday morning staff meeting now are they?2007, Joe Scartz, Bicentennial Baby, iUniverse, →ISBN

Forms of case of the Mondays

pluralcases of the Mondays

Origin of case of the Mondays

Popularized by the 1999 film Office Space.

Questions about case of the Mondays

What does case of the Mondays mean?
Case of the Mondays means an instance of "the Mondays", a fictitious disorder associated with the tiredness, irritability, or distractedness that comes from returning to work after the weekend.
What part of speech is case of the Mondays?
Case of the Mondays is a noun.
What is the plural of case of the Mondays?
The plural of case of the Mondays is cases of the Mondays.

Words near case of the Mondays in the dictionary

  1. case mixes
  2. case mod
  3. case mods
  4. case note
  5. case notes
  6. case of the Mondays
  7. case officer
  8. case officers
  9. case out
  10. case pack
  11. case packs

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