Blursday

[ blurz-dey ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a day not easily distinguished from other days, or the phenomenon of days running together.
2. a day on which one experiences the aftereffects of the previous night’s excessive alcohol or drug use.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Blursday¹

First recorded in 2005–10; blend of blur ( def ) and Thursday ( def )

Example Sentences

And yet I wonder how else I would have made it through the temporal slog of an era when neologisms like Blursday entered the language with good reason.

From New York Times

Trendy as it may be to complain about “blursday,” the pandemic’s conflation of weekdays and weekends may be also helping the sleep-deprived by eliminating the “social jet lag” that comes from waking early Monday after sleeping in on Sunday.

From Washington Post

This year, “anitracism,” “Before Times,” “BIPOC,” “Blursday,” “pandemic,” “Zoom” and “covidiot” all made the list of nominees, but two front-runners emerged as the embodiment of months of chaotic events and despondent feelings.

From Seattle Times

Days blend together, and I find myself confused as to whether it’s Monday or Thursday — or Blursday, as someone put it.

From Washington Post

Nine weeks into lockdown, each morning dawns another Blursday.

From New York Times