Blue Mondayn.

Brit.

/ˌbluː ˈmʌndeɪ/,

/ˌbluː ˈmʌndi/, U.S.

/ˌblu ˈmənˌdeɪ/,

/ˌblu ˈməndi/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: blue adj., Monday n.

Etymology: < blue adj. + Monday n., after German blauer Montag Monday on which journeymen were not required to work, holiday Monday (1550; later also ‘Monday before Lent’ (18th cent., rare)). Compare earlier guter Montag, lit. ‘good Monday’, used in the same sense and sometimes interchangeably (1342 in late Middle High German, or earlier). Compare Dutch een blauwe maandag (1684; < German).The semantic motivation for the use of blue in this expression is not clear; a reference to blue clothing worn on Sundays and holidays has been suggested; this is supported by expressions such as Middle High German des vīretages blā, lit. ‘holiday blue’, with reference to clothing. Compare the discussion by F. C. Tubach in Mod. Lang. Notes (1959) 329-333. A common interpretation connecting the phrase with blue as a liturgical colour (in the Lutheran and formerly also the Catholic church) associated with penance and especially the pre-Lenten season seems less likely for chronological reasons.

Originally in German contexts. A Monday during which people choose not to work, esp. for a celebration, or because they have indulged excessively over the course of the weekend. Now chiefly historical. N.E.D. (1887) posits a sense ‘the Monday before Lent’, but this is apparently not supported by evidence, although it does exist in German.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > specific

nooning1552

after-dinner1576

wheta1628

High Mail1676

High Mall1712

Sabbath-day1734

Blue Monday1790

noonscape1819

noon-spell1839

children's hour1853

smoke-ho1874

welting1964

society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > [noun] > time of

Shrove Tuesday1616

Blue Monday1790

Shrovetide1840

1790 J. Dornford tr. J. S. Pütter Hist. Devel. German Empire II. 130 Some few articles have been regulated by particular decrees of the Empire; such as..the abolishment of Blue Monday [Ger. des blauen Montags] in 1771.

1790 J. Dornford in tr. J. S. Pütter Hist. Devel. German Empire II. vii. ix. 131 (note) Blue Monday was now established; and the abuse prevailed to such a degree, that the day was soon distinguished by debaucheries of every kind.

1840 Evening Transcript (Boston) 2 Mar. 2/2 This was blue Monday in the House... The House exhibited a ‘beggarly account of empty’ seats.

1844 W. Howitt tr. P. D. Holthaus Wanderings Journeyman Tailor ix. 109 I did not omit on Sundays, and sometimes too on blue Mondays, to go about and observe the life and manners of this great city [sc. Constantinople].

1885 Harper's Mag. May 873/1 The workman getting sober after his usual ‘blue Monday’.

1932 in R. B. Hersey Workers' Emotions in Shop & Home vi. 97 No Blue Monday for me today. I got my work all up now and I can keep even unless something unusual happens.

2003 S. E. Hirsch After Strike ii. 59 Blue Monday—a day spent nursing a hangover from Sunday or extending its alcoholic spree—was a custom for many.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blue monday
释义	Blue Mondayn. Brit. /ˌbluː ˈmʌndeɪ/, /ˌbluː ˈmʌndi/, U.S. /ˌblu ˈmənˌdeɪ/, /ˌblu ˈməndi/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: blue adj., Monday n. Etymology: < blue adj. + Monday n., after German blauer Montag Monday on which journeymen were not required to work, holiday Monday (1550; later also ‘Monday before Lent’ (18th cent., rare)). Compare earlier guter Montag, lit. ‘good Monday’, used in the same sense and sometimes interchangeably (1342 in late Middle High German, or earlier). Compare Dutch een blauwe maandag (1684; < German).The semantic motivation for the use of blue in this expression is not clear; a reference to blue clothing worn on Sundays and holidays has been suggested; this is supported by expressions such as Middle High German des vīretages blā, lit. ‘holiday blue’, with reference to clothing. Compare the discussion by F. C. Tubach in Mod. Lang. Notes (1959) 329-333. A common interpretation connecting the phrase with blue as a liturgical colour (in the Lutheran and formerly also the Catholic church) associated with penance and especially the pre-Lenten season seems less likely for chronological reasons. Originally in German contexts. A Monday during which people choose not to work, esp. for a celebration, or because they have indulged excessively over the course of the weekend. Now chiefly historical. N.E.D. (1887) posits a sense ‘the Monday before Lent’, but this is apparently not supported by evidence, although it does exist in German. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > [noun] > a period of > specific nooning1552 after-dinner1576 wheta1628 High Mail1676 High Mall1712 Sabbath-day1734 Blue Monday1790 noonscape1819 noon-spell1839 children's hour1853 smoke-ho1874 welting1964 society > leisure > social event > a merrymaking or convivial occasion > [noun] > time of Shrove Tuesday1616 Blue Monday1790 Shrovetide1840 1790 J. Dornford tr. J. S. Pütter Hist. Devel. German Empire II. 130 Some few articles have been regulated by particular decrees of the Empire; such as..the abolishment of Blue Monday [Ger. des blauen Montags] in 1771. 1790 J. Dornford in tr. J. S. Pütter Hist. Devel. German Empire II. vii. ix. 131 (note) Blue Monday was now established; and the abuse prevailed to such a degree, that the day was soon distinguished by debaucheries of every kind. 1840 Evening Transcript (Boston) 2 Mar. 2/2 This was blue Monday in the House... The House exhibited a ‘beggarly account of empty’ seats. 1844 W. Howitt tr. P. D. Holthaus Wanderings Journeyman Tailor ix. 109 I did not omit on Sundays, and sometimes too on blue Mondays, to go about and observe the life and manners of this great city [sc. Constantinople]. 1885 Harper's Mag. May 873/1 The workman getting sober after his usual ‘blue Monday’. 1932 in R. B. Hersey Workers' Emotions in Shop & Home vi. 97 No Blue Monday for me today. I got my work all up now and I can keep even unless something unusual happens. 2003 S. E. Hirsch After Strike ii. 59 Blue Monday—a day spent nursing a hangover from Sunday or extending its alcoholic spree—was a custom for many. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1790
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