wig out

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wig out

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Compare freak out, etc., and flip one's wig.

verb wigs out · wigging out · wigged out

  1. intransitive, slang To become extremely emotional or excitable; to lose control of one's emotions. 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?
  2. intransitive, slang To behave in an extremely erratic or irrational manner; to lose one's mind.

    Similar: freak out, lose one's wits

  3. slang, transitive To cause to become extremely emotional or excitable. Yeah, this is Creepy Steeple. That nasty monster's place... This place wigs me out...

Similar: flip out, freak out

noun wig outs

  1. slang A chaotic or crazy episode. “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

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@misc{wig_out_2026,
  title = {wig out},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wig%20out},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}