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going apeshit

going apeshit is the present participle and gerund 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 going apeshit

What is going apeshit the present participle and gerund of?
Going apeshit is the present participle and gerund of go apeshit.

Words near going apeshit in the dictionary

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

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