stir-crazy

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (slang) Of a prisoner, mentally unbalanced due to prolonged incarceration.
  2. (broadly, slang) Restless, uncomfortable, or impatient due to inactivity or confinement.

Sinonieme

Etimologie (Engels)

First attested around 1925, from prison slang stir (“jail or prison”).

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