blue Monday

noun

1. a Monday regarded as a depressing workday in contrast to the pleasant relaxation of the weekend.

Example Sentences

Organisers made a few subtle nods to the city: The stage was framed in the black and yellow stripes of Factory Records, and New Order's Blue Monday pumped through the speakers every time nominees were announced.

From BBC

That earned them a spot in the best-of-five NL Championship Series, where the Dodgers erased a two-games-to-one deficit by winning twice in frigid Montreal, including a 2-1 Game 5 thriller in which Rick Monday hit a game-winning two-out homer in the ninth inning of what Expos fans still refer to as “Blue Monday.”

From Los Angeles Times

Over the toss of the tide and an arcade full of screaming children, I could hear the opening bassline of New Order’s “Blue Monday” emanating from inside the tiki bar.

From Salon

His very first show, when he was not even old enough to drink, was in a dive bar stuffed with vintage clutter in Bushwick, Brooklyn, called Goodbye Blue Monday.

From Seattle Times

"No-one expected this start, but he has changed very little," Rich Woodward of the Blue Monday podcast told BBC Sport.

From BBC