Smonday

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 moment when Sunday stops feeling like a Sunday and the anxiety of Monday starts to kick in.
    • 2023 July 18, Phillip Done, The Art of Teaching Children: All I Learned from a Lifetime in the Classroom[1], 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[2], 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[3], Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      Smonday ...
      The moment when Sunday stops feeling like a Sunday and the anxiety of Monday kicks in.