Definition: The boring period that follows the holidays.
Sample usage: “After all the parties and pressure and deadlines, I will be glad when it’s the sane, ordinary Blanduary. I actually want things to be boring. Maybe I have a blandular condition.”
Quality: It’s right up there with Slovember.
JAMES LILEKS
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