Maprilay (May + April)
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in quarantines. For many people, the days and months blended together. “Blursday” (blurs + day) and “Maprilay” (May + April) are two portmanteau terms.
“Blah-day, Blues-day or Blurs-day?” was printed in the Miami (FL) Herald on May 30, 1986. “Dumbsday, Bkuesday, Endsday, Blursday, Cryday, Shatterday and Stunday” was printed in the Los Angeles (CA) Times on March 31, 1992. “Blursday” was entered in the Urban Dictionary on April 24, 2007.
“Classic #maprilay conversation” was posted on Twitter by Laura on April 8, 2011.
“For those who have lost track, today is Blursday the fortyteenth of Maprilay” was posted on Twitter by Kat McEwan on March 27, 2020. The saying has been printed on many images.
Wikipedia: 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The outbreak was first identified in Wuhan, Hubei, China, in December 2019, and was recognised as a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020.
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30 May 1986, Miami (FL) Herald, pg. 13D, col. 5:
Blah-day, Blues-day or Blurs-day?
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31 March 1992, Los Angeles (CA) Times, “The New Jazz World of Ken Nordine” by Steve Hochman, pg. F8, col. 3:
One typical track is called “Ways of the Meek,” in which he describes a week consisting of “Dumbsday, Bkuesday, Endsday, Blursday, Cryday, Shatterday and Stunday.”
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Ska’s The Limit Jan 24th Playlist
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1/25/97
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4:00 PM - 7:00 PM —BLURSDAY AFTERNOON—
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14 March 1999, St. Louis (MO) Post-Dispatch, “Where are they now?,” pg. D3, col. 4:
... “Blursday” show on KDHX-FM radio 88.1 from 4-7 p.m.
Urban Dictionary
blursday
A day you spend hungover, high, or drunk
I got so drunk on Friday. I slept in all blursday but Sunday I went to brunch.
#drunk#day#week#high#420
by J4432 April 24, 2007
Twitter
Laura
@ldaros13
Classic #maprilay conversation as I explain to a student they can’t have a concert the day they want bc its next door to a mime show.
1:23 PM · Apr 8, 2011·Twitter Web Client
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Kat McEwan
@ACMcEwan
For those who have lost track, today is Blursday the fortyteenth of Maprilay.
11:09 AM · Mar 27, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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Danny D
@Danny75560506
For those of you who have lost track today is Blursday the fortyteenth of Maprilay
10:35 PM · Mar 27, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
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Alexis
@ReadMyLips21
For those of you who have lost track, it’s Blursday the fortyteenth of Maprilay.
2:32 PM · Mar 31, 2020·Twitter for Android
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Roxbury Register
@RoxburyRegister
We are in week three of quarantine life, and a friend of mine sent a meme yesterday that pretty much summed up my present state: “For those who have lost track, today is Blursday the fortyteenth of Maprilay.”
3:00 AM · Apr 6, 2020·BLOX CMS
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Pete Parks
@pparkhu
For those who have lost track, today is Blursday the fortyteenth of Maprilay.
9:42 AM · Apr 10, 2020·Twitter Web App
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Lisa von Weise
@lisavonweise
For those whose who have lost track, today is Blursday the fortyteenth of Maprilay #lostintime #robbrezsny #grateful #freshair #goldenhour #springtime #quarantinechic photo @ivanshawvogue @ The Vessel https://instagram.com/p/B—mIStANZE/?igshid=10r7xf6rfmqhw
6:28 PM · Apr 14, 2020 from Manhattan, NY·Instagram
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Tess Schrodinger
@TessSchrodinger
For those who’ve lost track, today is Blursday the Sixtyteenth of Maprilay.
12:47 AM · Apr 16, 2020·Twitter Web App
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Valerie Rue
@ValerieRue2
For those who have lost track today is Blursday the 40teenth of Maprilay !
10:52 AM · Apr 16, 2020·Twitter for iPhone