wig out
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compare freak out, etc., and flip one's wig.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]wig out (third-person singular simple present wigs out, present participle wigging out, simple past and past participle wigged out)
- (slang, intransitive) To become extremely emotional or excitable; to lose control of one's emotions.
- 2003, “Let Me Watch”, in Vaudeville Villain, performed by Viktor Vaughn ft. Apani B. Fly:
- Oh no, you didn't! You called me a what? / Don't make me wig out / How you gonna let some shit like that slip out your mouth?
- 2023 May 6, Rachel Cooke, “It was ludicrous but also magnificent: the coronation stirred every emotion”, in The Guardian[1]:
- An organist wigged out like Rick Wakeman, the diamante lapels of Humza Yousaf’s kilt jacket sparkled, and out in the Mall, the procession began.
- (drugs, slang, intransitive) To behave in an extremely erratic or irrational manner; to lose one's mind.
- Synonyms: freak out, lose one's wits
- (slang, transitive) To cause to become extremely emotional or excitable.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- wigged-out (adj)
Noun
[edit]- (slang) A chaotic or crazy episode.
- 2019 August 15, Bob Stanley, “'Groovy, groovy, groovy': listening to Woodstock 50 years on – all 38 discs”, in The Guardian[2]:
- “Let’s get high!” say Quill, Saturday’s opening act and maybe the most obscure name on the bill. They are also awful. They Live The Life lasts a leaden, eight minutes, ending in a percussive wig out with the band sarcastically chanting: “You’re so free!” This was played during one of the brief sunny spells, but you wouldn’t know it.