"go bonkers" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: goes bonkers [present, singular, third-person], going bonkers [participle, present], went bonkers [past], gone bonkers [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> bonkers}} go bonkers (third-person singular simple present goes bonkers, present participle going bonkers, simple past went bonkers, past participle gone bonkers)
  1. (informal) To lose one's sanity. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-go_bonkers-en-verb-StflI3sh
  2. (informal) To have a good time, free from restraint. Tags: informal Synonyms (have fun): cut loose, go bananas, have a blast, have fun, let loose
    Sense id: en-go_bonkers-en-verb-D9gGWfV9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of 'have fun': 44 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (go insane): go nuts, lose one's marbles
Disambiguation of 'go insane': 0 0

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for go bonkers meaning in All languages combined (1.9kB)

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