senioritis

noun
/ˌsin.jɚˈaɪt.ɪs/

Etymology

From senior + -itis.

  1. derived from senior
  2. inherited from senior
  3. suffixed as senioritis — “senior + itis

Definitions

  1. A tendency of seniors in high school or college to skip class or slack off due to a…

    A tendency of seniors in high school or college to skip class or slack off due to a desire to move on, or because they have already been accepted by a college and their further academic performance is no longer as relevant.

    • I don't know, but "senioritis" is real, as I discovered in my senior year. Senioritis is a frame of mind particular to high-school seniors.
    • And right now she has a raging case of senioritis. […] Whether you call it senioritis or senior slump, there's no disguising the collective sigh of relief […]
    • I worked hard my senior year, something that was particularly difficult due to the senioritis that many others were feeling. But it paid off!

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA