flip one's wig

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flip one's wig

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A variation of flip one's lid.

verb flips one's wig · flipping one's wig · flipped one's wig

  1. idiomatic, informal To become very angry.

    Similar: blow one's wig, flip one's lid, flip out, lose one's temper, blow one's top, blow a gasket

  2. idiomatic, informal To act in an irrational manner or appear to be temporarily insane. You've flipped your wig!

    Similar: go bananas, go nuts, go ape, go off the deep end

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@misc{flip_one_s_wig_2026,
  title = {flip one's wig},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flip%20one's%20wig},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}