flip one's wig
"flip-one-s-wig" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“flip one's wig” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To become very angry.
Corpus desk
Index EN-flip-one-s-wig · flip one's wig · English
flip one's wig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | flip one's wig |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “flip one's wig” in English
Rare enough to double-check
flip one's wig is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for flip one's wig, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: A variation of flip one's lid. The correct English form is flip one's wig, spelled F-L-I-P- -O-N-E-'-S- -W-I-G.
Definition
- 1To become very angry.
- 2To act in an irrational manner or appear to be temporarily insane.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how flip one's wig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You've flipped your wig!
Etymology
A variation of flip one's lid.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.