"wild hair" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

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  1. (informal) A fervent, usually sudden, desire to do something surprising or unexpected. Tags: informal Synonyms: wild hare Translations (a fervent, usually sudden, desire to do something surprising or unexpected): vertigen [masculine] (Catalan), päähänpisto (Finnish), furieuse envie [feminine] (French), widzimisię [neuter] (Polish)
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