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go snake

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To act in an erratic or unrestrained manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, idiomatic, informal

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Synonyms: go crazy, go postal, Note: All terms are idiomatic unless stated otherwise., blow a fuse, blow a gasket, blow one's stack, blow one's top, crash out, cut up nasty, cut up rough, do one's block, do one's nut, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, flip out, fly into a rage, fly off the handle, forget oneself, get bent out of shape, get one's back up, get one's dander up, get one's Irish up, get one's shirt out, go ape, go apeshit, go ballistic, go bananas, go bitchcakes, go HAM, go H.A.M., go off, go spare, have a cow, have a fit, have kittens, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, lose it, lose one's cool, lose one's marbles, lose one's mind, lose one's rag, lose one's temper, lower the boom, pitch a fit, pop one's cork, see red, shit a brick, steam, teen, throw a fit, throw one's toys out of the pram, vent one's gall, wax wode

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Of uncertain origin.