Word info

stir crazy

Adjective

Meaning

stir crazy (comparative more stir crazy, superlative most stir crazy)

Alternative form of stir-crazy

(slang) Of a prisoner, mentally unbalanced due to prolonged incarceration.

(slang, by extension) Restless, uncomfortable, or impatient due to inactivity or confinement.
After so many days of rain, the kids started to get a bit stir-crazy.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

stir-crazy

Examples

From a young age, I had done a lot of theater and musical theater. I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do with my life, but every time I was away from acting, I just felt very incomplete and a little stir crazy. Alexander Koch

I'm in road-coma at the moment. But it's OK. I think you subliminally become a junkie of being on the road. As much as you think you're burnt out, the minute you get off you go stir crazy and you just wanna go right back. Shannon Hoon

It’s been about six weeks of lockdown here, so you get a little stir-crazy, but then you get a jolt of energy and go for a run, it’s just getting a little tiresome now, but it’s going to be okay! Source: Internet

Stir Crazy is just a great porter: full-bodied, roasted malt and bitter chocolate flavors with some toffee, and 6.5 percent ABV. Source: Internet

Most abide, but some stir-crazy surfers, Manhattan Beach locals and others are ready to get back to the ocean. Source: Internet

As we all continue to stay inside and socially distance amid the coronavirus pandemic, it’s normal to start feeling rather stir-crazy. Source: Internet

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