Standard Lemma guide

Blursday

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈblɜːzdeɪ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /-di/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈblɜɹzˌdeɪ/
  • General-American: /-ˌdi/
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)zdeɪ
  • rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)zdi

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noun

Meaning 1

A day of the week not easily distinguished from other days.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: humorous, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of blur + Thursday, popularized during the COVID-19 pandemic (beginning 2020) due to periods of lockdown or remote work when people felt that days had become undistinguishable.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: joku viikonpäivä — day of the week not easily distinguished from other days