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.