get one's wig split

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Meaning · English

To get one's head broken open, typically by someone else as punishment or vengeance.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

So if you’re out there touching on kids or you’re a child molester or you got busted for having sex with an underage teenagers whatever the case may be, you go to prison, somebody’s going to find out about what you’re locked up for whether it’s a guard who don’t like you and tells someone else what

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 “get one's wig split” mean?

To get one's head broken open, typically by someone else as punishment or vengeance.

Is “get one's wig split” formal or informal?

get one's wig split is generally slang.