wild out
C1 slang inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To act completely crazy or super wild, like in a party or a fight.
Literal meaning: To go out and act wild — fully unleashing unrestrained, feral energy.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
slang
(Slang) To behave in an extremely energetic, uninhibited, and celebratory way.
"The crowd started wilding out the moment the DJ dropped the first beat."
Grammar: inseparable
2 C1
idiomatic
slang
(Slang) To behave in an aggressive, erratic, or irrational manner.
"He wilded out on his teammate after the bad foul and had to be pulled away."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Originates in African American Vernacular English (AAVE) and is common in hip-hop culture. Can mean both 'to celebrate enthusiastically' and 'to behave aggressively or erratically'. Context determines which sense is intended. Widely used by younger speakers in the US.
Commonly used with
party concert crowd dance floor club
Forms
Base
wild out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
wilds out
he/she/it
Past simple
wilded out
yesterday
Past participle
wilded out
have + pp
-ing form
wilding out
continuous
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