Re: Grounded!
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 1:40 am
Wikipedia:
"Stir crazy is a phrase that dates to 1908 according to the Oxford English Dictionary[1] and the online Etymology Dictionary. Used among inmates in prison, it referred to a prisoner who became mentally unbalanced because of prolonged incarceration. It is based upon the slang stir (1851) to mean prison. It is now used to refer to anyone who becomes restless from being stuck in one place too long with a similar meaning to cabin fever."
That's good, I've been using it correctly at least.
"Stir crazy is a phrase that dates to 1908 according to the Oxford English Dictionary[1] and the online Etymology Dictionary. Used among inmates in prison, it referred to a prisoner who became mentally unbalanced because of prolonged incarceration. It is based upon the slang stir (1851) to mean prison. It is now used to refer to anyone who becomes restless from being stuck in one place too long with a similar meaning to cabin fever."
That's good, I've been using it correctly at least.