Work & AmbitionDiagnosis
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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