This week’s theme
Words coined after days of the week

This week’s words
Friday face
Sunday punch
blue Monday
Sunday driver
girl Friday

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(bloo MUHN-day)

MEANING:

noun: A depressing Monday.

ETYMOLOGY:

It’s not confirmed what makes a Monday a blue Monday. It could be because Monday means returning to work after a weekend’s fun and relaxation. It could also be a result of a weekend spent drinking, resulting in a hangover and a depressed state of mind typically associated with the color blue. Earliest documented use: 1790.

USAGE:

“Among Indians, any great feast, like the dance of the ayash tyucotz described in the preceding chapter, is not followed by the blue Monday with which modern civilization is often afflicted. Intoxicating drinks were unknown to the sedentary inhabitants of New Mexico previous to the advent of Europeans.”
Adolph Bandelier; The Delight Makers; Dodd, Mead and Co.; 1890.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: