go berserk
idiomatic phrase
1
: to become very angry and often violent
… the driver went berserk and started punching him when he told him they had called police.—
Rob Parascandola et al.
Rob Parascandola et al.On one ski run, a teenage snowboarder nearly creamed a little girl, and [retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general Robin] Olds went berserk. The snowboarder took off with that old dogfighter hot on his tail …—Ralph F. Wetterhahn
Ralph F. Wetterhahn2
: to become very excited
The crowd was going berserk as the team scored with seconds to go.
My first day ashore at Hanna Point, I went berserk taking pictures of the chinstrap penguins.—Vera Spooner
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When faced with Cherry going berserk, what can Laura do but visit Cherry’s mother and learn that Cherry nearly killed her dad and ruined an ex-boyfriend’s wedding by filling his cake with raw pig parts?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, as usually happens in science fiction, the AI goes berserk.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Rusev locked in the Accolade yet again as the crowd once again got behind Sheamus, who fought off Rusev, picked him up and leaped off the barrels through a table with a White Noise as the crowd went berserk.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This Southern Gothic looks at a crime family gone berserk, in The Godfather way.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Then, as usually happens in science fiction, the AI goes berserk.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Rusev locked in the Accolade yet again as the crowd once again got behind Sheamus, who fought off Rusev, picked him up and leaped off the barrels through a table with a White Noise as the crowd went berserk.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This Southern Gothic looks at a crime family gone berserk, in The Godfather way.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for go berserk
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“Go berserk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go%20berserk. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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