Meaning

3 senses

  1. (intransitive, slang)To become extremely emotional or excitable; to lose control of one's emotions.

  2. (intransitive, slang)To behave in an extremely erratic or irrational manner; to lose one's mind.

  3. (slang, transitive)To cause to become extremely emotional or excitable.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Sami wore his wig out.

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Origin

Compare freak out, etc., and flip one's wig.

Compare freak out, etc., and flip one's wig.

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Forms

wigs out, wigging out, wigged out, wigged out
Base formwig out · to wig out
3rd person singularwigs out
Present participlewigging out
Past simplewigged out
Past participlewigged out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywig out
he, she, itwigs out

Past simpleLesson

all personswigged out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave wigged out
he, she, ithas wigged out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill wig out

Synonyms

3 synonyms
freak outlose one's witsflip out

Word family

1 related words
Derivedwigged-out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
wifeA1wigwigglewilayawildA2
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