Tangry? Humans can now be tired and angry, scientists say By Tim Stewart Published: 19:46 EDT, 10 July 2024 | Updated: 19:52 EDT, 10 July 2024 e-mail View comments You've heard of being 'hangry' but now scientists suggest you can also get 'tangry' – that's tired and angry. Nine in ten identify with the feeling, a poll of 2,000 suggests, with one in five admitting they act like a different person. Telltale signs of being tangry include overreacting to trivial things, cited by 49 per cent, constant complaining (43 per cent), impatience (42 per cent) and being in no mood to chat (40 per cent).
Tangry people often slam down phones (36 per cent) and struggle to concentrate at work (35 per cent), researchers found. They also row with partners (30 per cent), snap at others (29 per cent), eat junk food to try and perk up (28 per cent), cry or get emotional easily (27 per cent) and swear under their breath about everything (17 per cent). 'Tangry' means to be angry due to tiredness (Stock Image) Nearly one in five Brits – 18 per cent – admit that they suffer from extreme mood swings and feel like a different person when they are tangry.
Read More Being 'hangry' is a real thing! Scientists find direct link between hunger and anger But three quarters of us do at least eventually apologise after tangry tantrums. Seaside resort Brighton and Hove is apparently the tangriest city in the UK with 81 per cent of residents regularly frazzled. It is followed by Belfast (67 per cent), Cardif.
