"wild out" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: wilds out [present, singular, third-person], wilding out [participle, present], wilded out [participle, past], wilded out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wild out (third-person singular simple present wilds out, present participle wilding out, simple past and past participle wilded out)
  1. (intransitive, African-American Vernacular) To react overly enthusiastically or aggressively, especially if sudden. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-wild_out-en-verb-Q1YSGcUY Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 74 26
  2. (intransitive, slang) To stop behaving in a civilized way; to rebel against one's cultural mores. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-wild_out-en-verb-WlqN3HOc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wile out

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          "ref": "2011, Ms.Ly.Ric, Frozen in Time: A Collection of My Thoughts, page 69",
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