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Sunday Scaries

SUN-day SKAY-reeznoun

What it means

The dread that settles in on the last afternoon of the week and lasts until the other five.

What it actually means

A normal response to an abnormal arrangement.

How it is used in a sentence

"I've got a serious case of the Sunday scaries."

Filed under

Work & Ambition — Everything your employer calls a benefit and your therapist calls a symptom.

Diagnosis — The phrase already names a real problem. We define it properly.


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