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wrap rage
 n.— «Doyle has no solid statistics on injuries caused by our hassles with packaging, but they do exist in England. One study there shows that “wrap rage,” as it is called by the Brits, has been the cause of more than 60,000 injuries.» —“But the Dang Thing Won’t Open” by Joyce Gemperlein Washington Post June 12, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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