wild hair

noun

A fervent, usually sudden, desire to do something surprising or unexpected.

“get a wild hair to do something”

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Meanings

noun

alternative wild hare

  1. informalA fervent, usually sudden, desire to do something surprising or unexpected.

    get a wild hair to do something

    1 more example

    have a wild hair to do something

Translations

Catalan vertigen
  • vertigena fervent, usually sudden, desire to do something surprising or unexpected
Finnish päähänpisto
  • päähänpistoa fervent, usually sudden, desire to do something surprising or unexpected
French furieuse envie
  • furieuse enviea fervent, usually sudden, desire to do something surprising or unexpected
Polish widzimisię
  • widzimisięa fervent, usually sudden, desire to do something surprising or unexpected
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APA

wild hair. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20hair

MLA

“wild hair.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20hair. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild hair,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20hair.

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