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going bonkers

going bonkers is the present participle and gerund of go bonkers.

Meaning of go bonkers

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

Questions about going bonkers

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

Words near going bonkers in the dictionary

  1. going berserk
  2. going between
  3. going beyond
  4. going beyond the pale
  5. going big or going home
  6. going bonkers
  7. going both ways
  8. going brrr
  9. going bust
  10. going by
  11. going by the board

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