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sophomoritis

noun

Etymology

From sophomore + -itis, on the pattern of senioritis.

  1. derived from σόφισμα
  2. formed as sophomoritis — “sophomore + -itis”

Definitions

  1. A tendency of sophomores in high school or college to slack off and lose motivation as if…

    A tendency of sophomores in high school or college to slack off and lose motivation as if they were seniors with senioritis.

    • It’s not unique, everyone goes through them, but I think it’s oddly understandable for things like this to contribute to sophomoritis.
    • There’s now freshmanitis, sophomoritis, and junioritis.

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