Definition of go postal
go postal 
verb
- to perpetrate acts of premeditated violence.
by Michael Venables, USA, Oct 01 2001.
- to go insane. Notes: the term originated from the cases of United States Postal Service employees who, due to job stress or other traumatic influence, have murdered coworkers on the job, usually with a firearm. Only later did the definition open up to general insanity, but the term still has connotations of violence.
by Michael Venables, USA, Oct 01 2001.
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