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.