stir-crazy

Signification (Anglais)

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

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Étymologie (Anglais)

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

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