Misodevtera

Misodevtera: noun. A dislike of Mondays. This word comes from Ancient Greek and reflects several interesting things. Firstly it reflects the Greeks' dislike of a certain Japanese soup, as they were willing to make it their 'dislike' prefix. Next it also hints at the original point of Monday, as the second day of celebration, as 'detvera' literally translates as 'second in order'. Finally there is also interesting matter of The Boomtown Rats, who wanted to name their hit song this, however were threatened with a court case by the Greek government, and so had to settle for a far less catchy title.