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road rage

noun

Etymology

road + rage. First use appears c. 1988 in the Orlando Sentinel.

  1. derived from rabiēs — “anger, fury”
  2. derived from rabia
  3. derived from rage
  4. inherited from rage
  5. compounded as road rage — “road + rage”

Definitions

  1. Uncontrollable aggressive behavior by the driver of a road vehicle, especially when…

    Uncontrollable aggressive behavior by the driver of a road vehicle, especially when caused by stress or frustration.

    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:road rage.

  2. To engage in such behavior.

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No curated loop yet for road rage. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA