English

Verb

go postal ‎(third-person singular simple present goes postal, present participle going postal, simple past went postal, past participle gone postal)

1. (intransitive, chiefly US, informal) To behave in a hysterical, angry or irrational manner.
   • 1993 Vick, Karl “Violence at work tied to loss of esteem”, in the St. Petersburg Times, December 17, 1993.

     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.

Synonyms

• run amok

Translations

Anagrams

• goalpost, goal post