Stir-crazy. Beginning as a slang term in 19th-century London, the stir in stir-crazy means “prison.” According to the Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology, stir may have originated as a variation on Start, a nickname criminals gave to Newgate, a notorious prison throughout London’s history.
I’m a pretty steady person. I’d like to think I’m the guy who keeps a cool head when shit around him is going crazy.
But man, this being home all the time is going to drive me crazy.
Went for a ride Sunday, when I couldn’t take it anymore.
1 State: 200 Miles