flip one's wig
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A variation of flip one's lid.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
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Verb[edit]
flip one's wig (third-person singular simple present flips one's wig, present participle flipping one's wig, simple past and past participle flipped one's wig)
- (idiomatic, informal) To become very angry.
- Synonyms: flip one's lid, flip out, lose one's temper, blow one's top, blow a gasket
- (idiomatic, informal) To act in an irrational manner or appear to be temporarily insane.
- Synonyms: go bananas, go nuts, go ape, go off the deep end
- 1959, Billy Wilder, Some Like It Hot, spoken by Joe (Tony Curtis):
- You've flipped your wig!
References[edit]
- ^ “flip one’s lid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Further reading[edit]
- “flip one's wig” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.