Definition of flip one's wig Flip one's wig

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What does flip one's wig mean?

Verb
flip one's wig - get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic"
		flip one's lid, blow up, throw a fit, hit the roof, hit the ceiling, have kittens, have a fit, combust, blow one's stack, fly off the handle, lose one's temper, blow a fuse, go ballistic
		rage feel intense anger; "Rage against the dying of the light!"