out of sorts
Meaning
- (idiomatic) Irritable or somewhat unwell, with vague medical symptoms.
- (dated) With some letters or sorts of type deficient or exhausted in the case or font.
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Etymology
Comes from printing terminology where "sort" means a metal type for printing a particular letter.
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