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P0467200 (pō′stəl)adj. Of or relating to a postal system or mail service.Idiom: go postal Slang To become extremely angry or deranged, especially in an outburst of violence.

[post + -al. Idiom, from a series of unconnected mass murders carried out by American postal workers in post offices in 1980s and early 1990s.]

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postal

(ˈpəʊstəl) adjof or relating to a Post Office or to the mail-delivery service ˈpostally adv

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(ˈpoʊs tl)

adj. of or pertaining to the post office or mail service: postal delivery; postal employees. Idioms: go postal, Slang. to lose control or go crazy. [1835–45]

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Adj.

postal - of or relating to the system for delivering mail; "postal delivery"

Translations

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(pəust) noun (the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc. I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?邮政 verb to send (a letter etc) by post. He posted the parcel yesterday.邮寄ˈpostage (-tidʒ) noun (the money paid for) the sending of a letter etc by post. The postage was $1.20.邮资ˈpostal adjective of, or concerning, the system of sending letters etc. the postal service. 邮政的，邮局的 postage stamp a small printed label fixed to a letter, parcel etc to show that postage has been paid. 邮票postal order a printed document bought at a post office, which can be exchanged at another post office for the amount of money paid for it. 邮政汇票（汇款单） postbox (ˈpəusboks) noun (also ˈletterbox, ~ˈmailbox, ~pillar box) a box into which letters etc are put to be collected (and sent to their destination). 邮政信箱（邮筒） postcard (ˈpəuskaːd) noun a card on which a message may be sent by post, often with a picture on one side (a picture postcard). She sent me a postcard of the Taj Mahal when she was in India.明信片postcode (ˈpəuskoud) noun (American zip code) a set of letters and numbers added to the address on a letter to make delivery easier. 邮政编码ˌpost-ˈfree adjective, adverb without charge for sending by post. You can send it post-free.免付邮资的ˌpost(-)ˈhaste adverb very quickly. He travelled post(-)haste to London.火急地postman (ˈpəusmən) noun (American ˈmailman) a person whose job is to (collect and) deliver letters etc. Has the postman been this morning yet?邮递员postmark (ˈpəusmaːk) noun a mark put on a letter at a post office, showing the date and place of posting, and cancelling the postage stamp. The postmark read `Beirut'.邮戳postmaster (ˈpəusmaːstə) – feminine postmistress (ˈpəusmistris) – noun the manager of a post office. 邮政局长post office an office for receiving and dispatching letters, parcels etc. Where is the nearest post office?邮局

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go ballistic

To become wildly or uncontrollably angry. My parents went totally ballistic when they found out I'd wrecked the car! Now, don't go ballistic or anything, but I've decided to move to Canada.See also: ballistic, go

go postal

1. slang To shoot or otherwise attack one's coworkers (and/or random people) in a rage, typically after becoming disgruntled in one's workplace. The phrase originated after a series of unrelated incidents in the 1980s and '90s in which American postal workers shot coworkers or members of the public. You've got to watch out for the quiet types—they're the ones who end up going postal and shooting up the place.2. slang By extension, to become wildly or uncontrollably angry. He wasn't happy with me and went postal when he heard what I had to say.See also: go, postal

go ballistic

and go postalFig. to become irrationally enraged. (Ballistic refers to a missile launching; postal refers to an enraged post office employee attacking those at his place of work. See also go into orbit.) The boss went ballistic when he saw my expense report. She was so mad, I thought she was going to go postal.See also: ballistic, go

go ballistic

Become extremely upset or angry, as in Dad will go ballistic when he sees you dented the new car. This expression, a variation on go berserk, originally alluded to a guided missile going out of control. [Slang; mid-1980s] See also: ballistic, go

go ballistic

INFORMALIf someone goes ballistic, they get extremely angry. They claim the singer went ballistic after a member of his band failed to show up for a sound check. She'll go ballistic when she finds out. Note: This expression uses the image of a ballistic missile, and the powerful explosion which it causes. Compare with go nuclear.See also: ballistic, go

go postal

mainly AMERICAN, INFORMALIf someone goes postal, they become extremely angry and lose control of themselves. He went postal and punched a police officer in the face. Compare with go ballistic. Note: This expression comes from a series of shootings carried out by US postal workers. See also: go, postal

go ballistic

fly into a rage. informal 1998 New Scientist The French nuclear industry, local authorities around La Hague and some government agencies went ballistic. Viel was fiercely condemned for his findings. See also: ballistic, go

go postal

go mad, especially from stress. US informal This expression arose as a result of several recorded cases in the USA in which postal-service employees ran amok and shot colleagues. 1999 New Yorker A man two seats away ‘went postal’ when the battery on his cell phone gave out. A heavyset passenger had to sit on the man until the train finally pulled into Grand Central. See also: go, postal

go balˈlistic

(informal) become very angry: He went ballistic when I told him about the accident.A ballistic missile is a weapon that is sent through the air and that explodes when it hits the thing that it is aimed at. When it goes ballistic it starts to fall towards its target and so becomes very dangerous.See also: ballistic, go

go ˈpostal

(American English, informal) become extremely angry or start behaving in a violent and angry way: According to one eye witness, the man ‘went postal, and started hitting his computer’.This expression originated in the USA in the 1990s, where there were several incidents of postal workers losing control and shooting members of the public in post offices.See also: go, postal

go postal

in. to become wild; to go berserk. He made me so mad I thought I would go postal. See also: go, postal

go ballistic

Slang To become very angry or irrational.See also: ballistic, go

go postal

Slang To become extremely angry or deranged, especially in an outburst of violence.See also: go, postal

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