senioritis
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of senioritis
First recorded in 1955–60; senior ( def. ) + -itis ( def. )
Example Sentences
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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 ● Mar. 25, 2022
There’s some logic behind this bout of senioritis.
From Slate ● May 19, 2021
The charter school, which has five San Diego-area campuses, uses the classes not only to battle senioritis, but to make the last year of high school into something more than just a slack-off waiting period.
From US News ● May 11, 2016
Anyways, had a severe case of senioritis with relatively poor grades for the fall so did not get into the “top” colleges.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2010
At first, it didn’t sound so bad: a couple weeks away from school right as the senioritis started kicking in.
From Washington Post
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