Mondayitis
a bad feeling about working on Mondays
TRANSLATION
Mondayitis = der Widerwille am Montag Morgen zur Arbeit, zur Schule, etc. zu gehen --- How important is this English word? Mondayitis = 16,000 Google Hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Bill dragged himself into the office, sat down in his chair and looked at the huge pile of paperwork in front of him. He looked at his calendar and saw that he had four meetings scheduled for today.
He rubbed his eyes and yawned so hard that his jaw bone made a popping sound. He thought about the weekend trip that he just took with his girlfriend to Lake Constance and was now sorry that he had not extended it an extra day.
My goodness, I have a bad case of MONDAYITIS he thought as he got up to get a cup of coffee.
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British businesses are losing tens of millions of pounds a year due to the huge number of employees suffering from MONDAYITIS.
Sick days currently cost the British economy more than £12billion a year, with £1.7billion estimated to be due to false claims.
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He rubbed his eyes and yawned so hard that his jaw bone made a popping sound. He thought about the weekend trip that he just took with his girlfriend to Lake Constance and was now sorry that he had not extended it an extra day.
My goodness, I have a bad case of MONDAYITIS he thought as he got up to get a cup of coffee.
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British businesses are losing tens of millions of pounds a year due to the huge number of employees suffering from MONDAYITIS.
Sick days currently cost the British economy more than £12billion a year, with £1.7billion estimated to be due to false claims.
www.50connect.co.uk
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Mon-day-i-tis
noun
1. the tired and apathetic feeling experienced by persons who return to work after the weekend
2. also referred to as “a case of the Mondays” or “Blue Monday”, or "That Monday morning feeling"
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Word History:
Mondayitis or "having a case of the Mondays", is a feeling of weariness and apathy that some workers express when starting the work week on Monday. The phrase entered the pop culture lexicon after its use in the 1999 American comedy film Office Space.
Many individuals claim that the "condition" is in fact a diagnosable illness based on the human circadian rhythm being incompatible with a 40-hour work week. However, the medical credibility of the condition is a matter of debate.
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noun
1. the tired and apathetic feeling experienced by persons who return to work after the weekend
2. also referred to as “a case of the Mondays” or “Blue Monday”, or "That Monday morning feeling"
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Word History:
Mondayitis or "having a case of the Mondays", is a feeling of weariness and apathy that some workers express when starting the work week on Monday. The phrase entered the pop culture lexicon after its use in the 1999 American comedy film Office Space.
Many individuals claim that the "condition" is in fact a diagnosable illness based on the human circadian rhythm being incompatible with a 40-hour work week. However, the medical credibility of the condition is a matter of debate.
Source: Answers.com
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IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS TODAY
say something like:
"Sorry Jim, I'm not in a brilliant mood today, it must be Mondayitis"
