wig out

verb

1. informal.
   wigswiggingwigged intr, adverb to become extremely excited

Word History and Origins

Origin of wig out¹

C20: from bigwig

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

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

One defiant arthropod, Roachkeishiana, refuses to scuttle when the lights come on and crafts a wig out of hair she finds in the bathtub.

From Los Angeles Times