go postal

go post·al

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh pohs-tl]
- /goʊ ˈpoʊs tl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [goh pohs-tl]
- /goʊ ˈpoʊs tl/

Definitions of go postal words

adjective go postal of or relating to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; postal employees. 1
noun go postal Informal. postal card. 1
idioms go postal go postal, Slang. to lose control or go crazy, especially in a violent way. 1
noun go postal to become deranged or go berserk 0
verb go postal (Intransitive Verb) (chiefly US, informal) To behave in a hysterical, angry or irrational manner. 0

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Origin of go postal

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

1835-45; post3 + -al1; def. 3 in reference to incidents of violence among postal workers in the early 1990s

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Parts of speech for Go postal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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go postal popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for go postal

verb go postal

explode — Burst or shatter violently and noisily as a result of rapid combustion, decomposition, excessive internal pressure, or other process, typically scattering fragments widely.
flip — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.

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