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flip one's wig en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

A variation of flip one's lid.

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To become very angry.
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To act in an irrational manner or appear to be temporarily insane.
    • You've flipped your wig! 1959, Billy Wilder, Some Like It Hot, spoken by Joe (Tony Curtis):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
flipping one's wig Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flips one's wig Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
flipped one's wig Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
flipped one's wig Tense=Past lexicographic

Synonyms

blow a gasket · blow one's wig · lose one's temper · go off the deep end · flip one's lid · go nuts · flip out · go bananas · go ape · blow one's top