go bananas

Totally freak out

Go bananas is to become wildly excited, enthusiastic, or crazy.

The phrase suggests losing composure in an exuberant or frenzied way: The crowd went bananas when the band took the stage.

It can also mean to go mad or act irrationally: I'll go bananas if I have to wait much longer.

frenzy

crazy

Mentally unhinged

  • franticWildly anxious or desperate
  • manicAbnormally elevated, agitated
  • hysteriaUncontrollable emotional excess

mayhem · pandemonium · bedlam · chaos · commotion · uproar · turmoil · rampage · outburst · meltdown

excitement

excited

Eagerly anticipating something

enthusiastic · elated · overjoyed · euphoric · jubilant · giddy · hyper · amped · energized · animated

anger

furious

Extremely angry

  • irateExtremely angry
  • lividExtremely angry or discolored
  • enragedExtremely, intensely provoked

incensed · outraged · seething · fuming · apoplectic · ballistic · explosive · blow up · rage · tantrum

delight

joy

Intense positive emotion

  • elationIntense triumphant joy
  • gleeExuberant, often impish delight
  • ecstasyOverwhelming intense delight

bliss · jubilation · exuberance · euphoria · thrill · rapture · happiness · merriment · cheerfulness · pleasure

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Opposites
emotional composure

go bananasstay calm

Remain unruffled

keep cool · keep it together · hold it together · keep one's cool · keep one's head

rationality

go bananaskeep one's head

Remain calm despite stress

think straight

mental state/sanity

go bananascome to one's senses

Return to rational thinking

Family

gone, going, bananas, banana, go crazy, go nuts

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G