Meaning of spring fever | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A feeling of invigoration and restlessness associated with the arrival of the warm weather and renewal of nature in the spring season.
   idiomatic, uncountable
2. A feeling of laziness or listlessness associated with the arrival of the warm, comfortable weather of the spring season.
   idiomatic, uncountable
3. Scurvy.
   Australia, obsolete, uncountable

Examples

“It's spring⟳ fever. . . . And when you've got it, you want⟳—oh, you don't quite know⟳ what it is you DO want⟳, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want⟳ it so! It seems to you that mainly what you want⟳ is to get⟳ away; get⟳ away from the same old tedious things you're so used to seeing and so tired of, and set⟳ something new.”

“The air was warm and balmy, carrying that subtle current which caused the mild madness of spring⟳ fever.”

“GWF, professional, mid-thirties has spring⟳ fever. I have⟳ a lover, just want⟳ to have⟳ more sex. Any women interested in wild nights or afternoon delight?”

“Was it a case of spring⟳ fever, or just a horse longing for its stable? Whatever the reason⟳, one of the city's normally well-disciplined police horses bolted yesterday, injuring its rider and leading several patrol cars on a milelong chase⟳ through Lower Manhattan.”

“"Yes, missus," replied the negro, scratching his head, "de horses am berry lazy; spec dey's got de spring⟳ fever."”

“Endymion and the Secretary, after sitting on a pier-end watching some barges, . . . were stricken with the very crisis of spring⟳ fever and lassitude. They considered the possibility of hiring one of the soldiers' two-tiered beds for the afternoon.”

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