go apeshit

verb

"go-apeshit" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“go apeshit” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To behave in an extreme manner; to act without restraint, especially by becoming explosively angry.

Corpus desk

Index EN-go-apeshit · go apeshit · English

go apeshit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for go apeshit
PropertyValue
Headwordgo apeshit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “go apeshit” in English

go apeshitsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

go apeshit is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To behave in an extreme manner; to act without restraint, especially by becoming explosively angry.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for go apeshit in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: See apeshit. The correct English form is go apeshit, spelled G-O- -A-P-E-S-H-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To behave in an extreme manner; to act without restraint, especially by becoming explosively angry.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how go apeshit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dexter's vocals are competent enough: his timbre is thin and eternally teenaged, but he can go apeshit on the hiccupy histrionics like no one's business.
  2. Naturally, the touchy airline crew went apeshit and when the plane landed, the LAPD was waiting for Mr. Zizza.

Etymology

See apeshit.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "go apeshit"?
"go apeshit" is spelled G-O- -A-P-E-S-H-I-T.
What does "go apeshit" mean?
As a verb, "go apeshit" means: To behave in an extreme manner; to act without restraint, especially by becoming explosively angry.
What is the origin of the word "go apeshit"?
See apeshit. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list