to go postal

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To behave in a hysterical, angry or irrational manner

The symposium was sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service, which has seen so many outbursts that in some circles excessive stress is known as “going postal.” Thirty-five people have been killed in 11 post office shootings since 1983.

(deyim) Meaning: Go mad, go berserk. Origin: Originated in the USA in 1990s, where there were several incidents of people going berserk and shooting numerous members of the public in post offices
Go mad, especially from stress. [with ref. to cases in which postal employees have run amok and shot colleagues.]
become very angry, become furious and react violently
to go postal

    Hyphenation

    to go post·al

    Turkish pronunciation

    tı gō pōstıl

    Pronunciation

    /tə ˈgō ˈpōstəl/ /tə ˈɡoʊ ˈpoʊstəl/
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