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lose one's shit

lose one's shit verb: to lose one's temper.

Verb

lose one's shit (third-person singular simple present loses one's shit, present participle losing one's shit, simple past and past participle lost one's shit)

  1. (idiomatic, vulgar) To lose one's temper.
  2. (idiomatic, vulgar) To have a sudden burst of emotion, regardless of the type of feeling.
    • I watched Lady Gaga’s Telephone video last night, and I lost my shit.
  3. (idiomatic, vulgar) To break down in laughter.

Antonyms of lose one's shit

Forms of lose one's shit

third-person singular presentloses one's shit
present participlelosing one's shit
past participlelost one's shit
pastlost one's shit

Questions about lose one's shit

What does lose one's shit mean?
Lose one's shit means to lose one's temper.
What part of speech is lose one's shit?
Lose one's shit is a verb.
What is the past tense of lose one's shit?
The past tense of lose one's shit is lost one's shit.

Words near lose one's shit in the dictionary

  1. lose one's marbles
  2. lose one's mind
  3. lose one's nerve
  4. lose one's rag
  5. lose one's shirt
  6. lose one's shit
  7. lose one's temper
  8. lose one's tongue
  9. lose one's touch
  10. lose one's virginity
  11. lose one's way

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