Definition
Acting strange, paranoid, or overly anxious, or more generally, tripping or overreacting about something. The state of being irrationally worked up over something that probably doesn't warrant that energy.
Example Usage
Why are you tweaking about the group project? We have three weeks left.
Origin
Originally slang for erratic behavior from drug use, sanitized into general slang for any anxious or weird behavior
Fun Fact
Gen-Z's adoption stripped the term of its drug connotations, much to the confusion of older generations who remember its original meaning.
Source: Urban slang via TikTok and Twitter
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