wig out

British  

verb

1. informal (intr, adverb) to become extremely excited

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wig out Idioms  

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of wig out

C20: from _bigwig

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

wig out

We just sort of wig out a little bit and I'm in control of how long it goes and how intense it gets.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2023

I’m starting to wig out about it: Am I going to be single for the rest of my life?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2022

The Kansas City Chiefs are on a roll again thanks to division foes getting spooked by Mahomes the way opponents used to wig out when facing a young Peyton Manning.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 20, 2021

Of course dad’s gonna wig out on a penalty call when he’s half a Land Rover into his kid’s season.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2021

I shake the wig out of my eyes.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner