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First attested around 1925, from prison slang stir (“jail or prison”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Today it means: Of a prisoner, mentally unbalanced due to prolonged incarceration. Full definition →
Today it means: Of a prisoner, mentally unbalanced due to prolonged incarceration. Full definition →
First attested around 1925, from prison slang stir (“jail or prison”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.