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wild and woolly

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wild-and-wool⋅ly

  [wahyld-n-wool-ee]
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–adjective
unrestrained; lawless: a wild-and-woolly frontier town.
Origin:
1885–90; perh. orig. referring to range-bred cattle
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wild and woolly

  1. mod.
    exciting; hairy. : Things get a little wild and woolly on a Friday evening at Willy's place.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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