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Firestoned

By Daily Princetonian Staff
Published: Friday, January 18th, 2008

firestoned /fy-er-stown-d/

adj. The state of delirium that results from harrowing hours spent poring over textbooks and note cards in the bowels of Firestone Library during exams. Symptoms include red eyes from staring at a screen and claustrophobia from being in a carrel.

—usage: "I'm so embarrassed ... I was so Firestoned when I went on my coffee date that I could barely see straight!"

Original URL: http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/2008/01/18/19834/