spring fever
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of spring fever
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
Example Sentences
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On a warm Sunday afternoon in February, the Huntington Library was packed with Lunar New Year festivities and early spring fever.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
Here are three to help stoke your spring fever.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023
Mr. Hajna of the state environmental agency said that in late winter, some turkeys seemed to suffer from premature form of spring fever — what he called “crazy jake” behavior.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2016
In 1952, Michigan’s case of spring fever went viral, and that May it swept the nation like an epidemic afflicting a majority of the undergraduate institutions you’ve ever heard of.
From Slate • May 9, 2013
Our weather here, as yours is, is turning warmer & maybe I am getting spring fever but I am going to try and do better.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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