5 PM On A Sunday
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5 PM On A Sunday is a catchphrase used in jokes that typically refer to a kind of "Sunday Scaries" that settle in at 5 p.m. on a Sunday, with many people dreading the upcoming school or work week. Jokes about it being "5 PM on a Sunday" typically take the form of people laughing, engaging in leisure activities or similarly enjoying their weekend until they realize it is almost over. Skits of it being "5 PM on a Sunday" began to appear on TikTok as early as November 2022, with memes being shared well into early 2024.
Origin
On July 10th, 2022, TikToker[1] @sara.watkiss posted a video that read, "When it's 5 PM on a Sunday and the Sunday Scaries start to set in and you know you have to follow up and circle back tomorrow." The post gathered over 70,000 likes and 3,000 likes in two years (seen below). The video is the earliest notable humorous post about it being "5 PM on a Sunday."
@sara.watkiss Im more of a touching base kind of girl
Spread
On November 20th, 2022, TikToker[2] @vxvumar posted a joke about playing video games until his mood sours upon realizing that it is 5 PM on a Sunday, gathering over 2 million plays and 400,000 likes in two years (seen below, left). On February 26th, 2023, TikToker[3] @the.real.bigman posted a meme video showing the difference between "Sunday before 5pm" and "Sunday after 5pm," saying, "The dread of another week is unbearable." The post gathered over 180,000 plays and 37,000 likes in a year (seen below, right)
@vxvumar Real 😔 #vxvumar #foryou #fyp #funny #viral ♬ original sound – WAOTR
@the.real.bigman #bigmanstoic ♬ original sound – EX7STENCE™
On February 15th, 2024, TikToker[4] @kitoofye posted a Kevin Hart reaction image with the caption, "When I'm laughing with bro then realize it's Sunday at 5pm." The meme (shown below) received nearly 2,000 likes in 12 days.
@kitoofye Aint shii funny no more😐 #sunday #5pm #laughing #withbro #fypシ #makemefamous #viral #trending #relatable #viralvideo #real #facts ♬ original sound – 𝓢𝓽𝓾𝓷𝓽 𝓛𝔂𝓻𝓲𝓬𝓼 🕊
Another version of the meme was posted to X[5] / Twitter by user @moristiko on February 17th, 2024, gathering over 50,000 likes in 10 days (seen below).
Various Examples
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@bwag_fit48 Real #fyp #viral #real #foryou #relatable ♬ original sound – Shayan
@djlebron_ Real. |#real #relatable #dukedennis #sunday ♬ God of Pain – rdrbateman
@minecraftcontent9 #fyp #joke #relatable #viral ♬ original sound – YKWIM
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External References
[1] TikTok – sara.watkiss
[3] TikTok – the.real.bigman
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