Meaning Become excessively agitated and excited.
Usage Worldwide, but not in polite company.
Example
- John had been promised the job. He went ape shit when he found out it went to one of his subordinates.
Pronunciation
Idiom
Go ape shit
What does "Go ape shit" mean?
Become excessively agitated and excited.
Go ape shit
Originally USA (as ‘go ape’). Britain, 1950s (as ‘go ape shit’). Derived from the habit of apes of throwing faeces at adversaries when agitated.