🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

wütend

Pronunciation / Transliteration: vü-tent

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Apeshit/ˈeɪpʃɪt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Er wurde wütend, als er verlor."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of extreme anger or excitement.

    "When he found out he had lost the game, he went completely apeshit."
  2. 2

    A wild or chaotic situation.

    "The party got apeshit when the band started playing."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'apeshit' is a slang expression that emerged in the late 20th century in American English. It combines 'ape,' referring to the primate, with 'shit,' a vulgar term for excrement, to convey a state of extreme anger or excitement. The phrase reflects a cultural tendency to use animalistic imagery to describe intense emotions.

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