Eric B. & Rakim

bug out

intransitive verb

Published on April 4, 2020, 5:07 a.m.

to go crazy;

to freak out

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Collocates chill², corner, flip, hot, ill, ill, knock boots, po-po, retarded, shit, slug, son, spit, steel, thug, yo

Etymology Derives from bug

Related concepts 7:30, wild out

1987-07-07 Eric B. & Rakim "Eric B Is President" [Paid In Full]
I don't bug out or chill or be acting ill
1988-03-29 DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince "Human Video Game" [He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper]
I bug out and act like a lunatic
1991-09-24 A Tribe Called Quest "Buggin' Out" [The Low End Theory]
Some might even say, "Yo, shorty black, you're buggin' out"

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