Sunday scaries

plural noun

Sunday scar·​ies -ˈsker-ēz 

variants or less commonly Sunday Scaries

slang

: feelings of anxiety or sadness that arise on Sunday from the knowledge that the weekend is almost over

Feeling those Sunday scaries? How about heading outside and grabbing some fresh air?

—Sam Troester

… putting off homework until Friday, then Saturday, then Sunday and never learning from our mistakes; turning every weekend into a whirlwind of assignments and Sunday Scaries.

—Nora May McSorley

—often used with the

I don't work anymore … but even so I always get the Sunday scaries and feel that sense of dread. I guess years of school and working got it really set in me.

—@Jeffina78, on Reddit

Word History

Etymology

scare entry 2 + -ies (plural of -ie), as in willies and like nouns denoting a state or condition

First Known Use

2013, in the meaning defined above