Mental affliction caused by spending too much
time inside the same
building; named after the experience of
pioneers who were
snowed in, stuck in their same small
cabin for weeks. It can manifest as just
restlessness or
downright weird
behavior.
Jimmy Buffett in "Boat Drinks" gives a good example:
This morning, I shot six holes in my freezer.
I think I got cabin fever.
Somebody sound the alarm.