English

Noun

case of the Mondays ‎(plural cases of the Mondays)

1. (humorous) A fictitious disorder associated with the tiredness, irritability or distractedness that comes from returning to work after the weekend.
   • 1975, Black Enterprise

     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."

   • 2007, Joe Scartz, Bicentennial Baby, iUniverse (ISBN 9780595449750)

     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 **** aren't going to be expecting that first Monday morning staff meeting now are they?

   • 2009, Lexi M. Schuh, Jennifer L. Dincola, How to Get the Promotion You Want in 90 Days Or Less: A Step-by-Step Plan for Making It Happen, Atlantic Publishing Company (ISBN 9781601382856), page 214

     Perhaps you may have played a role in the initiation of this potential fight, or maybe the combatant simply woke up tired, missed his bus, or is having a bad case of "the Mondays."

   • 2014, Joni Parsley, Tapestry of Faith: Discovering God's Beautiful Design in the Laughter, Tears, and Struggles of Life, Charisma Media (ISBN 9781621365167), page 20

     Today I'm having a case of the Mondays. For us, the weekend is often busy, but every now and then Mondays are just blah.