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

He was hooked in the spring of 1997, after reading of the Mojave phone in the cryptic letter to the magazine “Wig Out.”

From Los Angeles Times

In Washington, they literally wig out.

From Washington Times

It especially belongs to his band's drummer tonight though, who milks the ending, drawing endless cheers out of the crowd, long after the extended wig out is over, and his singer is off into the night.

From BBC

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

You don’t have to wig out whenever a tampon commercial comes on.

From Washington Post