road rage

English

Etymology

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

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Noun

road rage (uncountable)

  1. (automotive, law, psychology) Uncontrollable aggressive behavior by the driver of a road vehicle, especially when caused by stress or frustration.
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Verb

road rage (third-person singular simple present road rages, present participle road raging, simple past and past participle road raged)

  1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To engage in such behavior.

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