- haywire
adj. (colloq.) to go haywire ('to be ruined')
* * *['heɪˌwaɪə](colloq.) to go haywire ('to be ruined')
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haywire — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ erratic; out of control. ORIGIN from HAY(Cf. ↑haying) + WIRE(Cf. ↑wire), from the use of hay baling wire in makeshift repairs … English terms dictionary
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haywire — hay·wire (hā’wīr′) n. ▸ Wire used in baling hay. adj. Informal 1) Not functioning or happening in a proper or orderly fashion: »machinery that went haywire; an experiment that went haywire. 2) Mentally confused or erratic; crazy: »The traveler… … Word Histories
haywire — /hay wuyeur /, n. 1. wire used to bind bales of hay. adj. Informal. 2. in disorder: The town is haywire because of the bus strike. 3. out of control; disordered; crazy: The car went haywire. He s been haywire since he got the bad news. [1900 05;… … Universalium
haywire — [“hewair] 1. mod. out of order. (Folksy.) □ This telephone has gone haywire. □ My stereo is haywire, so I’ve been listening to the radio. 2. mod. disoriented. (Often from marijuana.) □ Wally is sort of hay wire from the grass … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
haywire — adverb or adjective Etymology: from the use of baling wire for makeshift repairs Date: 1929 1. being out of order or having gone wrong < the radio went haywire > 2. emotionally or mentally upset or out of control ; crazy < is going haywire with… … New Collegiate Dictionary
