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Rarego ballistic
The correct spelling is go ballistic.
How to pronounce go ballistic
verb
Say it like: Go -bal-lis-tic
The correct spelling is go ballistic. To become very angry and irrational. For example: "The guy went ballistic when I tried to tell him he couldn't return the socks if the package had been opened."
Usage Examples
“The guy went ballistic when I tried to tell him he couldn't return the socks if the package had been opened.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To become very angry and irrational.
- 2.For a usually rocket powered, predominantly non-glide projectile or aerial vehicle, such as a ballistic missile, to travel to its target partly via unpowered ballistic or quasi-ballistic flight, usually following burnout of its rocket motor
- 3.For a powered, usually guided missile or other aerial vehicle to travel on an unguided or ballistic trajectory, having lost power, control or guidance
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