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Stir-crazy originated as a word to describe a prisoner who became distraught after prolonged confinement. Stir is a 19th-century slang word for "prison" that some word historians have suspected to be from Romanistariben, of the same meaning. But a convincing argument of that origin has yet been made. Today, stir-crazy describes any person who has become restless, agitated, or anxious from being or feeling entrapped in some place.
Examples of stir-crazy in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThat was one wet winter and most of us — including our dogs — were starting to go pretty stir-crazy with all the rain.—Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024 In 2021 and 2022, American consumers, stir-crazy from covid-19 lockdowns and armed with government relief checks, went on a spending spree, ordering furniture, sports equipment and other goods.—Paul Wiseman and Mae Anderson The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 30 Jan. 2024 In 2021 and 2022, American consumers, stir-crazy from COVID-19 lockdowns and armed with government relief checks, went on a spending spree.—Paul Wiseman and Mae Anderson, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Jan. 2024 If staying at home during your time off is bound to drive you stir-crazy, camping is a sure cure for cabin fever.—Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2023 So, after two years of living and working in the Train Station, Paulina was getting stir-crazy.—The Foretold Team, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 Helping stir-crazy readers and offering a local alternative to certain omniretail monoliths?—Peter Rubin, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2023
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