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
Katrijnkaht-RIENDutch
Placido-Italian
Couch[kautʃ]
Jabril-Arabic
Vilmar-Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Lovisaloo-VEE-sahSwedish