going ham

Verb

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

1. (intransitive, often, slang, with-on) To enter an enraged and uncontrollable state; to go berserk.
   • If you use her fabric scissors, she's going to go ham on you.

   Synonyms:

   go crazy, go wild, flip one's wig, flip out, freak out, get one's freak on, go ballistic, go bananas, go berserk, go bonkers

2. (intransitive, often, slang, with-on) To do something with the maximum possible effort; to go all out.
   • My costume last Halloween was pretty lame, but this time I'm really going to go ham.

   Synonyms:

   go the whole hog, full send, put one's whole pussy into

3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, ham.
   • Don't go ham on me. Don't go ham. I'm the whole works, and you know it. I'm just carrying you.1933, Ben Hecht, Gene Fowler, The Great Magoo: A Love-sick Charade in Three Acts and Something Like Eight Scenes, Recounting the Didoes of Two Young and Amorous Souls, who Nigh Perished when They...