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wigging out

wigging out is the present participle and gerund of wig out.

Meaning of wig out

Verb

wig out (third-person singular simple present wigs out, present participle wigging out, simple past and past participle wigged out)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To become extremely emotional or excitable; to lose control of one's emotions.
    • Oh no, you didn't! You called me a what? / Don't make me wig out / How you gonna let some shit like that slip out your mouth?2003, “Let Me Watch”, in Vaudeville Villain, performed by Viktor Vaughn ft. Apani B. Fly
  2. (intransitive, slang) To behave in an extremely erratic or irrational manner; to lose one's mind.
  3. (slang, transitive) To cause to become extremely emotional or excitable.
    • Yeah, this is Creepy Steeple. That nasty monster's place... This place wigs me out...2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Creepy Steeple

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Questions about wigging out

What is wigging out the present participle and gerund of?
Wigging out is the present participle and gerund of wig out.

Words near wigging out in the dictionary

  1. wiggiest
  2. Wiggin
  3. wigging
  4. wigging on to
  5. wigging onto
  6. wigging out
  7. wiggings
  8. wiggins
  9. Wigginton
  10. Wiggintons
  11. wiggish

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