hump day

hump day

slang Wednesday. The phrase alludes to a work or school week being like a hill, with the "hump"—the hardest part to overcome—being right in the middle. Primarily heard in US. Make sure you make an extra pot of coffee for the office this morning—it's always tough getting through hump day.
See also: hump
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hump day

AMERICAN, INFORMAL
Hump day is Wednesday. He's just an average guy trying to get through hump day. Note: This expression comes from the idea that the middle of the week is the `hump' or the hardest part to get through.
See also: hump
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • be pushing up (the) daisies
  • be pushing up daisies
  • be pushing up the daisies
  • answer the bell
  • be straining at the leash
  • Abraham
  • Abraham's bosom
  • be as safe as houses
  • beggar
  • a beggar on horseback
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Someone also told me that in some circles Wednesday is known as Hump Day. Once over the hump, it's downhill all the way to the weekend.
"Tuesday is kind of a hump day up here--people are starting or ending vacations.
On hump day (Wednesday), an office-sponsored Dairy Queen run helps to recharge the creative batteries, and perhaps reinforce the importance of that office gym.
Almost four months into deployment, we hadn't yet hit "hump day." Our flight-deck crew had been working nonstop in support of real-world operations and day-night training evolutions.
The fewest number of attacks took place on Saturday and Sunday Most attacks occurred on Wednesdays, clearly a hump day for backers and administrators alike.
The 225th birthday of our great country fell on "hump day" this year, so folks observed it on both weekends--and there is no more exciting place to celebrate than New York's streets.
Taking to social media late on Wednesday evening, the reality babe gave fans a hump day thrill as she seductively addressed the camera.
Go on, celebrate the 15th anniversary of "Down With Love," because is there even a better way to get through Hump Day than with a Zellweger rom-com?
Probably my least favourite day of the week even though it's 'hump day'.
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"It's hump day," a colleague finally admits, "Woo-woooo!" Caleb cries.
Wednesday has acquired the title 'Hump Day', a nice moniker to signal that we are past the middle of the working week, and Thursdays have developed a 'nearly Friday' culture which is all rather enjoyable.