Etymology

apeshit

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Today it means: Out of control due to anger or excitement. Full definition →

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The story

From ape + shit, possibly from the tendency of certain primate species to throw faeces when extremely annoyed.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.