senioritis
English
/ˌsin.jɚˈɑit.ɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (US) 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.
Etymology
Suffix from English senior.
Origin
English
senior
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nonsenior English
- senior English
- seniorhood English
- seniorize English
- seniorlike English
- seniorly English
- seniormost English
- seniorness English
- seniorship English
- supersenior English
- senior Latin