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went nuts

went nuts is the simple past of go nuts.

Meaning of go nuts

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To become mad.
    • Yeah, I sometimes go nuts when people try and write on my stuff.
  2. (imperative, informal) Go ahead; feel free.
    • "Can we play in the garden?" "Sure, go nuts."

Questions about went nuts

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

Words near went nuts in the dictionary

  1. went negative
  2. went night-night
  3. went nowhere
  4. went nowhere fast
  5. went nuclear
  6. went nuts
  7. went off
  8. went off at a tangent
  9. went off at half cock
  10. went off at halfcock
  11. went off at score

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