Sophomore Slump & Senior Slump

Charles Doyle cdoyle at UGA.EDU
Tue Mar 28 17:36:48 UTC 2006


Somewhat different from "sophomore slump," "senior slump"
usually refers to lassitude or indolence, not incapability.
Roughly synonymous would be "senioritis," which also remains
unentered in the OED.

--Charlie

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