go bonkers

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go bonkers

verb goes bonkers · going bonkers · went bonkers · gone bonkers

  1. informal To lose one's sanity. We all knew he'd gone bonkers after he started speaking only gibberish.
  2. informal To have a good time, free from restraint. Everyone should just go bonkers at my next birthday party.

    Similar: cut loose, go bananas, have a blast, have fun, let loose

Similar: go nuts, lose one's marbles

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Similar: go nuts, lose one's marbles

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@misc{go_bonkers_2026,
  title = {go bonkers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20bonkers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}