squirrelly
squirrelly Lexical Profile
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• adjective
North American Restless, jumpy, nervous, or erratic in behavior or temperament.
"The children tend to get a bit squirrelly when they are kept indoors during a long rainy afternoon."
North American Strange, eccentric, or slightly crazy.
"He came up with a rather squirrelly scheme to convert the old barn into an indoor trout pond."
North American Unpredictable, unstable, or prone to sudden swerving or loss of control (especially of a vehicle, machine, or situation).
"The rear tires felt squirrelly on the patch of black ice near the bridge."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in late 19th-century American English from the noun 'squirrel' and the suffix '-y', originally alluding to the erratic, skittish movements of a squirrel and the slang association between 'nuts' and eccentricity.