English

Verb

go apeshit

1. (intransitive, idiomatic, vulgar) To behave in an extreme manner; to act without restraint, especially by becoming explosively angry.
   • 1999, Buddy Seigal, "Even Old Englishmen Still Get Wood," OC Weekly, 26 Aug. (retrieved 16 June 2009):

     Dexter's vocals are competent enough: his timbre is thin and eternally teenaged, but he can go apeshit on the hiccupy histrionics like no one's business.

   • 2003, Ann Romano, "One Day at a Time: The Week in Review," The Portland Mercury, 1 May (retrieved 16 June 2009):

     Naturally, the touchy airline crew went apeshit and when the plane landed, the LAPD was waiting for Mr. Zizza.

   • 2008, "Socialista Doorman Jeffrey Trunell Wants to Let You In But Sometimes Can't," New York Magazine, 23 Jan. (retrieved 16 June 2009):

     He walked down the street and I was looking past him and he went apeshit—"What the **** you fuckin’ looking at? I’ll fuckin’ kill you."

Synonyms

• blow one's top, go ape, go ballistic, go bitchcakes, flip out, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, lose it, lose one's rag, lose one's temper, go postal