senioritis

[ seen-yuh-rahy-tis ]

noun

1. Informal: Facetious. a decline in motivation or academic performance that supposedly afflicts some seniors in high school, especially in their last term.

Word History and Origins

Origin of senioritis¹

First recorded in 1955–60; senior ( def ) + -itis ( def )

Example Sentences

Uncooperative officials can drag their feet, find excuses, hope you lose interest — or, if you’re a student, hope you come down with a terminal case of senioritis.

From Seattle Times

The "Friends" alum, 57, shared a video to Instagram on Wednesday of her daughter Coco Arquette entering the final year of her high school career and in classic Cox fashion, the milestone moment came with a cheeky montage video of the 17-year-old preparing to embark on her journey into senioritis.

From Fox News

The one thing Sauray will not be dealing with is senioritis.

From Washington Post

Armed with a driver’s license and anticipating the end of a chaotic recruiting cycle, she envisioned going to Friday night football games in the fall and maybe succumbing to senioritis after taking one last spin around the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference.

From Washington Post

“It’s kind of like I’m getting my life senioritis vibes where everything is just like nostalgic and I’m just trying to appreciate it as much as I can, because I think for so long I haven’t appreciated it the way it should have been,” Mikulak said.

From Seattle Times