buck wild
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Meaning · English
Crazy, unrestrained, uncontrolled.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
The dancer was buck wild, and all the old, beer-bellied men were clapping and sticking money in the waistline of her sheer-leg pants.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “buck wild” mean?
Crazy, unrestrained, uncontrolled.
Is “buck wild” formal or informal?
buck wild is generally slang.