wild thing

English

Noun

wild thing (plural wild things)

1. (yoga) Synonym of flip dog.
   • 2017, Emma Silverman, Yoga Twists and Turns, page 110:

     As we practice yoga more often, we develop a clearer sense of where our bodies are in space (a.k.a. proprioception), and poses like “Wild Thing” start to feel safer.

   • 2018, Matthew J. Taylor, Yoga Therapy as a Creative Response to Pain, page 34:

     Wild thing asana executed without any self-concept modification isn't yoga therapy, and neither is rote memorization of the sutras without enactment of the principles into one's daily behaviors.

   • 2020, Dianne Bondy, Kat Heagberg Rebar, Yoga Where You Are, page 151:

     Like all backbends, wild thing offers a chest and shoulder stretch.

   • 2021, Dylan Werner, The Illuminated Breath, page 167:

     For every benefit of wild thing, there is another pose that does it better.

2. A person who is uninhibited and adventurous.
   • 2013, Jennifer Bernard, How to Tame a Wild Fireman:

     Liam was not a wild thing. He was the dreamy one, the offbeat one, always lost in his own world.

   • 2021, Melissa Foster, Sweet, Sexy Heart:

     I can't believe you had her play this song. I'm so not a wild thing.

   • 2021, Adriana French, Wild Thing:

     She catches me staring and gives me a knowing smile. My secret wild thing knows exactly what I'm thinking about.

   • 2023, Mali Apple, Joe Dunn, Wild Monogamy, page 170:

     Besides, it's so hot to picture her being a wild thing back in college!

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild,‎ thing.