go batshit

verb

To become completely irrational; to react in an irrationally extreme manner.

“When I told him about the latest numbers, he went batshit.”

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Meanings

verbgo batshit (third-person singular simple present goes batshit, present participle going batshit, simple past went batshit, past participle gone batshit)

present singular third person goes batshit · participle present going batshit · past went batshit · participle past gone batshit

  1. idiomaticslangTo become completely irrational; to react in an irrationally extreme manner.

    When I told him about the latest numbers, he went batshit.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lose one's temper
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Chicago

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