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went bonkers

went bonkers is the simple past 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 went bonkers

What is went bonkers the simple past of?
Went bonkers is the simple past of go bonkers.

Words near went bonkers in the dictionary

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

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