shirty
PRONUNCIATION:
(SHUHR-tee) MEANING:
adjective: Bad-tempered, irritable. ETYMOLOGY:
From the expression "to get someone's shirt out" to annoy or to lose one's temper. Earliest documented use: 1846. USAGE:
"We can appreciate why Lukie Muhlemann is a little agitated and shirty, but he should remember that CSFB is essentially a law unto itself."Ian Kerr; A Week in the Markets; Euroweek (London); Jan 26, 2001.
