apeshit
Americanadjective
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very angry or upset.
Her dad was apeshit 'cause she'd totaled their car.
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very excited or enthused.
The crowd went apeshit when the band came back on stage for their encore.
Etymology
Origin of apeshit
First recorded in 1955–60; ape ( def. ) + shit ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“McCain just went apeshit on him,” a Senate staffer says.
From The Verge ● Nov. 19, 2019
Next up is Denis Shapovalov, who absolutely dominated fellow Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the first round, but couldn't stop himself from going apeshit on the verge of victory:
From Golf Digest ● Sep. 2, 2019
Go apeshit, as Beyoncé and Jay-Z are well aware, is a far more intense expression of lack of control than the more innocuous go ape.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2018
And I hear every delivery, because Nora Charles goes apeshit bonkers, barking like she’s stopping a home invasion.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2016
Daisy turns to Tony and they do this leaders-of-the-commune meaningful-glance thing that makes me apeshit.
From Shadow of the Mothaship by Cory Doctorow
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