wreck shop

verb

To "go to town", to do something with vigor, very enthusiastically.

“Steve was just wrecking shop on the track; no-one could touch him.”

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Meanings

verbwreck shop (third-person singular simple present wrecks shop, present participle wrecking shop, simple past and past participle wrecked shop)

present singular third person wrecks shop · participle present wrecking shop · participle past wrecked shop · past wrecked shop

  1. slangTo "go to town", to do something with vigor, very enthusiastically.

    Steve was just wrecking shop on the track; no-one could touch him.

  2. slangTo make a mess.

    Dave got wasted drunk and wrecked shop, which is why he's not invited tonight.

Cite this entry
APA

wreck shop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wreck%20shop

MLA

“wreck shop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wreck%20shop. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wreck shop,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wreck%20shop.

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