suicide Tuesday

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Meaning · English

The depressive period that typically occurs midweek, nominally on the Tuesday, following weekend (Friday or Saturday) use of party drugs such as ecstasy.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

It was an Ecstasy party, but Amy abstained from the “soft” drug. […] She knew the side effects, such as “Suicide Tuesday” that occur after the drug has depleted the serotonin levels in the brain. But she didn′t want t

Quoted attestation: 2001, June Marshall, The Dirty Seven: Ladies Beware!, AIL New Media, US, page 123,

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “suicide Tuesday” mean?

The depressive period that typically occurs midweek, nominally on the Tuesday, following weekend (Friday or Saturday) use of party drugs such as ecstasy.

Is “suicide Tuesday” formal or informal?

suicide Tuesday is generally slang.