What does "senioritis" mean?

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.

How do you pronounce "senioritis"?

Pronounced //ˌsin.jɚˈaɪt.ɪs//.

Senioritis

//ˌsin.jɚˈaɪt.ɪs// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
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. Canada, US, slang, uncountable
"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."
2
tiredness with the final year of high school wordnet

Example

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"I've been diagnosed with stage 4 senioritis."

Etymology

From senior + -itis.

Related phrases

move on

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