flip one's wig

English

Etymology

A variation of flip one's lid.

Pronunciation

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Verb

flip one's wig (third-person singular simple present flips one's wig, present participle flipping one's wig, simple past and past participle flipped one's wig)

1. (idiomatic, informal) To become very angry.

   Synonyms: flip one's lid, flip out, lose one's temper, blow one's top, blow a gasket

2. (idiomatic, informal) To act in an irrational manner or appear to be temporarily insane.

   Synonyms: go bananas, go nuts, go ape, go off the deep end

   • 1959, Billy Wilder, Some Like It Hot, spoken by Joe (Tony Curtis):

     You've flipped your wig!

Further reading

• “flip one's wig” in Idioms and phrases, TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.