wig out

verb

1. informal.
   wigswiggingwigged intr, adverb to become extremely excited

Word History and Origins

Origin of wig out¹

C20: from bigwig

Idioms and Phrases

Become or make wildly excited or irrational, as in He'll wig out when he gets the bill for that party . This idiom probably alludes to the earlier flip one's wig (see under flip one's lid ). [ Slang ; c. 1950] Also see freak out , def. 2.

Example Sentences

"Don't be foolish," said the mother, took a wig out of a box from the woman by the door, and approached her daughter.

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The hair-dresser could not be found, so he had to go out with the wig out of trim.

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Then 'e took a wig out of 'is bag and pressed it on his 'ead, put on the cap, put some black stuff on 'is teeth, and there he was.

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Joe had made an attempt to pull her by her silken wig out of that greedy mouth, but the bossy calmly chewed on.

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