flipped-out
Americanadjective
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turning or moving outward; having been turned or moved outward.
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in an intense emotional state, especially one that causes loss of control of one's actions; extremely irrational, angry, or excited.
Example Sentences
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From his flipped-out writing, I pictured a wild-eyed comedy dervish, muttering and slobbering like the Tasmanian Devil.
From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2013
This sealed his reputation as the most flipped-out man in the movies, and he spent the next 15 years in foreign films, personal projects, and low-budget arthouse or exploitation movies.
From The Guardian • May 29, 2010
"Jochen has flipped-out tastes, and I've got commercial ones."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Probing the soul of the inner-city cop with compassion and flipped-out wit, Hill Street won critical raves, eight Emmys and�finally!�enough viewers to make it a hit.
From Time Magazine Archive
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In the darkness there was that flipped-out tribal music, which seemed to come from the earth itself, from the deep rain forest, and a woman’s voice rising up in a language beyond translation.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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