haywire

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haywire definition

[ˈhewɑɪr]
  1. mod.
    out of order. (Folksy.) : This telephone has gone haywire.
  2. mod.
    disoriented. (Often from marijuana.) : Willy is sort of haywire from the grass.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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haywire

see go haywire.

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