English Explanatory Dictionary

go HAM

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Alternative spelling of go ham.
verb
  1. To enter an enraged and uncontrollable state; to go berserk.
  2. To do something with the maximum possible effort; to go all out.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, ham.

Pronunciation

/ɡoʊ ˈhæm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-go ham.wav

Word forms

go HAM goes HAM going HAM went HAM gone HAM go H.A.M.

Etymology

See HAM and go hard.

Synonyms

flip one's wig flip out freak out get one's freak on go ballistic go bananas go berserk go bonkers go crazy go HAM go H.A.M. go mad go nuts go potty lose it lose one's marbles lose one's mind run amok take leave of one's senses 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 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 bitchcakes go off go postal go spare have a cow have a fit have kittens hit the roof hit the ceiling lose one's cool 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
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