apeshit

[eyp-shit]

adjective

Slang: Vulgar.

1. very angry or upset.

   Her dad was apeshit 'cause she'd totaled their car.

2. very excited or enthused.

   The crowd went apeshit when the band came back on stage for their encore.

Word History and Origins

Origin of apeshit¹

First recorded in 1955–60; ape ( def. ) + shit ( def. )

Example Sentences

“Not even for the official Trump operation, but the movement who is going apeshit for him.”

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In between, in 2016, they rented out the Louvre and outshone the “Mona Lisa” in the six-minute music video for “Apeshit,” in which Beyoncé shunned her signature vocal runs to instead rap bar-for-bar alongside her husband.

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And in their 2018 music video for “Apeshit,” Jay-Z and Beyoncé actually hold court in the Louvre, an act alone that requires a reconception of the masterpieces therein.

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From there, I just went apeshit trying to understand everything.

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The second-unit director on Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s “Apeshit,” Nikru also directed videos for Kamasi Washington’s “Hub-Tones” and Neneh Cherry’s “Kong.”

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