gate fever

noun

The anxious excitement felt by a prisoner whose release is imminent.

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Meanings

noungate fever (uncountable)
  1. colloquialuncountableThe anxious excitement felt by a prisoner whose release is imminent.
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APA

gate fever. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gate%20fever

MLA

“gate fever.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gate%20fever. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gate fever,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gate%20fever.

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