"blue Monday" meaning in All languages combined

See blue Monday on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: blue Mondays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} blue Monday (plural blue Mondays)
  1. (historical) A hungover state of the labor workforce after a weekend spent drinking. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-blue_Monday-en-noun-ncLr1hmX
  2. (informal) A Monday on which someone feels gloomy or depressed, especially because of having to return to work after the weekend. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-blue_Monday-en-noun-~vInQDYw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 59 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 61 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 64 32
  3. The Monday in January purported to be the most depressing day of the year, typically said to be the third Monday of the month. Related terms (day of a hangover): Blursday
    Sense id: en-blue_Monday-en-noun-guVY66Vv Disambiguation of 'day of a hangover': 12 29 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Sunday scaries Coordinate_terms: Black Monday

Inflected forms

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