#GrrMondays: why a forgotten line from Ted 2 is now the internet's word for Monday
A throwaway line from the 2015 film Ted 2 has become the internet's shorthand for Monday blues. What the Grr Mondays meme is and how to use it.
Every week has a villain, and the internet has finally given it a sound: “Grr, Mondays.”
Where it comes from
According to social media analytics firm NapoleonCat’s October 2026 meme roundup, the meme started with a throwaway line from the 2015 comedy Ted 2 that someone dug out and turned into the internet’s shorthand for Monday. It took hold on TikTok in early September and has since spread to animations, fake weather forecasts and Instagram Notes screenshots.
How people are using it
The format is simple:
- Post a real, unflattering picture of your Monday: a long queue, a pile of unread emails, a traffic jam, a cold cup of tea.
- Put #GrrMondays right on the image.
The joke is the gap between how Monday is supposed to look (fresh start, new goals) and how it actually looks (chaos). NapoleonCat’s advice: keep it to one frame and post it on Monday morning, when everyone else is feeling it too.
Desi Grr Mondays
Mondays hit differently in Pakistan, so local versions write themselves:
- The Monday morning traffic on your city’s busiest road, captioned #GrrMondays.
- A WhatsApp group with 300 unread messages from the weekend.
- The school-run queue outside the gate at 7:45am.
- The office kettle that someone left empty.
How it took off
Monday memes never really go away, but they need a fresh hook every few years. “Grr, Mondays” works because it’s short, a little silly and easy to say out loud. It turns a shared complaint into a joke instead of a moan.
See you next Monday. Grr.
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This story was researched and drafted with AI assistance, then checked and edited by our editor before publishing.
