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goes apeshit

goes apeshit is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go apeshit.

Meaning of go apeshit

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, slang, vulgar) To behave in an extreme manner; to act without restraint, especially by becoming explosively angry.
    • Dexter's vocals are competent enough: his timbre is thin and eternally teenaged, but he can go apeshit on the hiccupy histrionics like no one's business.1999 August 26, Buddy Seigal, “Even Old Englishmen Still Get Wood”, in OC Weekly, retrieved 16 Jun 2009

Questions about goes apeshit

What is goes apeshit the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes apeshit is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go apeshit.

Words near goes apeshit in the dictionary

  1. goes along to get along
  2. goes along with
  3. goes along with the gag
  4. goes amiss
  5. goes ape
  6. goes apeshit
  7. goes around
  8. goes around in circles
  9. goes around the houses
  10. goes around with
  11. goes astray

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