go bonkers

verb

To lose one's sanity.

“Everyone should just go bonkers at my next birthday party.”

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Meanings

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

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

  1. informalTo lose one's sanity.

    We all knew he'd gone bonkers after he started speaking only gibberish.

  2. informalTo have a good time, free from restraint.

    Everyone should just go bonkers at my next birthday party.

    Synonyms: cut loose, go bananas, have a blast, have fun, let loose

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo have a good time, free from restraint.

Similar
cut loosego bananashave a blasthave funlet loose

go insane

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go nutslose one's marbles
Also see
get one's freak ongo berserkgo crazygo hamgo pottyschiz
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Chicago

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