to display anxiety or wild excitement; to become overcome with emotion; to freak out
1955-60
slang; wigged-out, adj
to cause another to experience anxiety or extreme emotion
1955-60
slang; wigged-out, adj
1670s, shortened form of periwig. Meaning "person who wears a wig (professionally)" is from 1828. The verb meaning "to behave hysterically" (usually with out) is attested from 1955, from notion in to flip one's wig. Cf. dash my wig!, a former mild imprecation (1797), also wigs on the green (1856), Irish colloquial for "a fight or rumble" (because wigs are likely to get detached from owners in such an event).
To become mentally unbalanced; lose one's sanity: whose guiding genius, Brian Wilson, spent years wigging out in a sandbox
verb phraseTo become ecstatic; enjoy oneself hugely; flip, freak out, wig: The first time I read The Collected Stories I wigged out
[1950s+ Cool talk fr jazz musicians; fr a complex set of jazz uses, mostly based on the idea of flipping one's wig, ''losing one's head'']
Excellent; wonderful; great, neat: a real wig rock trio (1960s+ Teenagers)
nounblow one's top, flip one's lid