Monday

After the weekend

Monday is the first day of the working week, following Sunday.

It marks the return to work or school after the weekend, giving it a reputation for gloom: I hate Mondays, a case of the Mondays.

Monday morning quarterback describes someone who criticizes decisions after the fact.

calendar

Tuesday

Third weekday

Saturday · Sunday · weekday · weekly · recurring · cycle · first · sequence · scheduling · datebook

workweek

commute

Regular work travel

schedule · productivity · routine · alarm · coffee · email · traffic · cubicle · briefcase · punch-in

culture

Garfield

Lazy comic strip tabby

blues

melancholy

Subdued, lasting sadness

  • dreadIntense anticipatory fear
  • gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
  • ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction

lethargy · sadness · moodiness · somber · glum · morose · dismal · dispirited · sluggish · reluctance

Categories
Opposites
weekday vs. weekend

Mondayweekend

End-of-week rest days

Friday · Saturday · Sunday · TGIF · hump day

Phrases
Family

Mondays

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G