wreck shop

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wreck shop

verb wrecks shop · wrecking shop · wrecked shop

slang To "go to town", to do something with vigor, very enthusiastically. Steve was just wrecking shop on the track; no-one could touch him.
slang To make a mess. Dave got wasted drunk and wrecked shop, which is why he's not invited tonight.

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@misc{wreck_shop_2026,
  title = {wreck shop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wreck%20shop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}