(North America) The situation where a second effort fails to live up to the relatively high standards of the first.
(North America) The situation where a second effort fails to live up to the relatively high standards of the first.
“Case in point, the 2024 NBA Draft: Atlanta drafts Zaccharie Risacher 1st overall. Had a decent, but ultimately ho-hum, rookie season. Hit the sophomore slump and was out of the rotation by year 2. San Antonio got Stephon Castle at #4 in the same draft.”
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(North America) A return to success after a sophomore slump.
(intransitive) To decline or fall off in activity or performance.
(US, Canada, slang) A tendency of seniors in high school or college to skip class or slack off due to a desire to move on, or because they have already been accepted by a college and their further academic performance is no longer as relevant.
(US, humorous, rare) A tendency of juniors in high school to slack off as if they were seniors with senioritis.
(North America) A perceived loss of academic ability or decline in mental health in one's second year of high school.
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