STIR-CRAZY


Meaning of STIR-CRAZY in English

— stir-craziness , n.

/sterr"kray'zee/ , adj. Slang.

1. Informal. restless or frantic because of confinement, routine, etc.: I was stir-crazy after just two months of keeping house.

2. mentally ill because of long imprisonment.

[ 1935-40; STIR 2 + CRAZY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .