stir-crazy
See also: stir crazy
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Etymology edit
First attested around 1925, from prison slang stir (“jail or prison”).[1]
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stir-crazy (comparative more stir-crazy, superlative most stir-crazy)
- (slang) Of a prisoner, mentally unbalanced due to prolonged incarceration.
- (slang, by extension) Restless, uncomfortable, or impatient due to inactivity or confinement.
- After so many days of rain, the kids started to get a bit stir-crazy.
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References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “stir-crazy”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.