wild thing

Noun

wild thing (plural wild things)

1. (yoga) Synonym of flip dog.
   • As we practice yoga more often, we develop a clearer sense of where our bodies are in space (a.k.a. proprioception), and poses like “Wild Thing” start to feel safer.2017, Emma Silverman, Yoga Twists and Turns, page 110
   • Wild thing asana executed without any self-concept modification isn't yoga therapy, and neither is rote memorization of the sutras without enactment of the principles into one's daily behaviors.2018, Matthew J. Taylor, Yoga Therapy as a Creative Response to Pain, page 34

   Synonyms:

   flip dog

2. A person who is uninhibited and adventurous.
   • The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another his mother called him “WILD THING!” and Max said “I’LL EAT YOU UP!” so he was sent to bed without eating anything.1963, Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things are
   • Liam was not a wild thing. He was the dreamy one, the offbeat one, always lost in his own world.2013, Jennifer Bernard, How to Tame a Wild Fireman
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, thing.