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trip-wire
adjective
mentally unstable US
The suggestion is a slight action may set off an explosive reaction.- Fellow recluse Reb Brown is a violence-prone, “trip wire” vet, and Dennis Arndt is a goofy alcoholic and junk food addict. — Jeremy Devine, Vietnam at 24 Frames a Second, p. 1999, 1999
- [T]he figure of the “trip-wire” veteran has become something of a cliche. — Andy Hollis, Beyond Boundaries, p. 78, 2000
- After that airing of one that involved “trip-wire”or allegedly crazy veterans, I received calls from friends and relatives asking me how I was doing[.] — Kregg Jorgenson, Very Crazy G.I., p. 228, 2001
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