seeing pink

A pathological state of free-floating anger, the afflicted individual never far from seeing red, i.e. losing his/her temper.

Schoolkid #1: "Uh-oh, Mr Lee looks like he's seeing red!"

Schoolkid #2: "Meh... that old bastard is permanently seeing pink, don't take much to set him off..."

Seeing Pink Elephants

Also called; Seeing Pink Spiders or Seeing Snakes.

Having the delerium tremens.
(From the halucinatory creatures seen during the delerium tremens.)

They had drunk so little alcohol in one day that they were Seeing Pink Elephants.

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