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go bonkers

go bonkers verb: to lose one's sanity.

Verb

go bonkers (third-person singular simple present goes bonkers, present participle going bonkers, simple past went bonkers, past participle gone bonkers)

  1. (informal) To lose one's sanity.
    • We all knew he'd gone bonkers after he started speaking only gibberish.
  2. (informal) To have a good time, free from restraint.
    • Everyone should just go bonkers at my next birthday party.
    Synonyms:
    cut loose, go bananas, have a blast, have fun, let loose

Synonyms of go bonkers

Forms of go bonkers

third-person singular presentgoes bonkers
present participlegoing bonkers
pastwent bonkers
past participlegone bonkers

Questions about go bonkers

What does go bonkers mean?
Go bonkers means to lose one's sanity.
What part of speech is go bonkers?
Go bonkers is a verb.
What is the past tense of go bonkers?
The past tense of go bonkers is went bonkers.

Words near go bonkers in the dictionary

  1. go beyond
  2. go beyond the pale
  3. go big or go home
  4. go Bills
  5. go bitchcakes
  6. go bonkers
  7. go both ways
  8. go brrr
  9. go bush
  10. go bust
  11. go by

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