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wild oat

 
noun
1.
any uncultivated species of Avena, especially a common weedy grass, A. fatua, resembling the cultivated oat.
2.
a hardy plant, Uvularia sessilifolia, of the lily family, of eastern North America, having deep green, hairy leaves and greenish-yellow, tubular flowers.
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3.
sow one's wild oats, to have a youthful fling at reckless and indiscreet behavior, especially to be promiscuous before marriage.

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Origin:
1490–1500
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wild oats
 
—pl n
slang the indiscretions of youth, esp dissoluteness before settling down (esp in the phrase sow one's wild oats)

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wild oats

see sow one's wild oats.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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