Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Extremely angry; furious.
  • adjective Wildly excited or enthusiastic.

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  • adjective slang Out of control due to anger or excitement.
  • adjective slang Awesome.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably from the throwing of excrement by chimpanzees and other primates as an expression of annoyance or aggression.]

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From ape + shit, possibly from the tendency of certain primate species to throw faeces when extremely annoyed.

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  • hyper-annoyed: to go apeshit

    June 19, 2008