wig (out)

verb

Definition of wig (out)next
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wig (out)
  1. crack
  2. melt down
  3. choke
  4. break down
  5. break up
Verb
  • But if anyone’s going to crack this case for real, the safe money’s on Houlihan, the eagle-eyed 25-year-old detective who seems to be the only one with a gut instinct worth following.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
  • It has been used to crack some of the country’s most frustrating cold cases, most notably the arrest of the Golden State Killer in 2018.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of crack
Verb
  • She will get overwhelmed, melt down, and millions of people will die.
    Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Nov. 2024
  • What’s even worse, according to a report from JPMorgan Chase and the ERM Sustainability Institute, is that a lot of the water used to keep data centers from melting down during their intense computing comes from places that have a lot of extra water to spare.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of melt down
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  • Armed with that information, off-roading is a lot less likely to be marred by choking, toxic smoke that comes along with dangerous levels of combustion if users know which areas to avoid.
    Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • He is accused of fatally choking 30-year-old Jordan Neely on a New York City subway in 2023.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of choke
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  • As generative AI tools proliferate and employees experiment with everything from code generation to data analysis, traditional IT visibility is breaking down.
    Rajat Bhargava, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Tom Daykin breaks down the highly visible construction.
    Steven Martinez, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of break down
Verb
  • Then comes breaking up anyway, only to get back together a few months later.
    Justin Curto, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2024
  • This is largely due to their habitats being broken up and increased human presence.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of break up
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“Wig (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wig%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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