wild about, be



wild about, be

Be highly excited or enthusiastic about, as in She was just wild about that jazz band. This usage replaced the slightly earlier wild after. [Second half of 1800s]
See also: wild

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Patrik-Swedish, Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Hungarian
Armytage['a:mitidʒ]
ÉTiennee-TYEN (French), e-TSYEN (Quebec French)French
Priscillapri-SIL-ə (English), pree-SHEEL-lah (Italian)English, French, Italian, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical
IngegÄRdING-e-yerdSwedish
Vlastislav-Czech, Medieval Slavic