wig (out)

slang
as in to crack
to yield to mental or emotional stress with her claustrophobia, it wouldn't take a day for her to wig out on a submarine

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Verb
  • Last month, the company announced plans to drive vehicles manually in New York for testing, marking the first step toward potentially cracking the largest U.S. city.
    Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 7 July 2025
  • In the past four years, four Utes TEs (Cole Fotheringham, Thomas Yassmin, Dalton Kincaid, and now Lohner) have cracked pro rosters.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Falling home prices are raising the risk of a deeper correction as the housing market cracks under high mortgage rates Jason Ma Newsletters New York’s tech elite are melting down over the election of Zohran Mamdani.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 June 2025
  • Continue reading … 'DEVASTATING LOSS' – Media melts down over Supreme Court decision on gender transition ban for kids.
    , FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • The boy stuck his head through the dividers and appeared to be choking, according to the witness, who said Smith laughed and pushed the boy’s head back through the divider.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • In addition to the chickens, Frank flushed his shoes down one of the toilets, Dennis and Dee kept blowing fuses with the scheme's need for a power-sucking vacuum sealer, and the basement was choked with carbon monoxide.
    Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • As the Panthers inch closer to summer workouts, The Observer is breaking down Carolina’s depth chart with a position-by-position analysis series.
    Mike Kaye July 14, Charlotte Observer, 14 July 2025
  • In the theater downstairs, scouts will show player videos and break down other details of potential draft choices.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • That party was broken up by police earlier in the evening, but the group regathered.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
  • The post comes just a couple of weeks after reports first surfaced that the singer and actor had broken up.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 July 2025
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“Wig (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wig%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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