| 词源 |
edgy. Edgy for nervous or irritable is an Americanism first recorded as late as 1931. However, it derives from the expres- sion on edge, which has been common since the beginning of the century. No doubt the latter is patterned on someone on the edge of a precipice, close to falling. The mulligrubs, jimjams, shakes, fantods, and willies are all earlier synonyms. |