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FLIP ONE'S WIG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flip one's wig mean?
• FLIP ONE'S WIG (verb)
The verb FLIP ONE'S WIG has 1 sense:
1. get very angry and fly into a rage
Familiarity information: FLIP ONE'S WIG used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Get very angry and fly into a rage
Classified under:
Verbs of feeling
Synonyms:
blow a fuse; blow one's stack; blow up; combust; flip one's lid; flip one's wig; fly off the handle; go ballistic; have a fit; have kittens; hit the ceiling; hit the roof; lose one's temper; throw a fit
Context example:
Spam makes me go ballistic
Hypernyms (to "flip one's wig" is one way to...):
rage (feel intense anger)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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