Pronunciation: [wɛnt nˈʌts] (IPA) 
The slang term "went nuts" is often used to describe someone who has become very angry, crazy or out of control. In IPA phonetic transcription, "went" is pronounced as /wɛnt/, with the "e" making a short "eh" sound and the "t" adding a hard stop. "Nuts" is written as /nʌts/, with the "u" sounding like "uh" and the "ts" making a soft "ts" sound. The spelling of this phrase accurately reflects the way it sounds when spoken.
"Went nuts" is a colloquial English phrase that refers to someone's state of extreme emotional excitement, frenzy, or irrational behavior. This expression implies that a person is behaving in a wild or crazed manner, often losing control of their emotions. It typically describes a sudden and intense outburst of emotions or actions that deviate from societal norms or rationality.
This phrase can be used in various contexts to depict situations when an individual becomes extremely excited, furious, or overreacts to something, typically beyond what is considered appropriate or expected. The phrase suggests a loss of rationality or calmness, as if the person's actions or thoughts are not coherent or sensible. The state depicted by "went nuts" is often characterized by impulsive behavior, shouting, laughing uncontrollably, or engaging in eccentric actions.
The expression "went nuts" is informal and commonly used in everyday language, particularly in casual conversations or storytelling. It is often employed to intensify the description of someone's reaction or behavior, emphasizing the extent of their emotional response. The phrase is figurative, comparing the person's behavior to the behavior of a person who has lost their mental stability or has gone insane, thereby using an idiomatic expression to convey a situation of heightened, sometimes overblown, emotions.
The phrase "went nuts" is an idiomatic expression that means someone became crazy or acted irrationally. The etymology of the word "nuts" in this context can be traced back to the late 19th or early 20th century.
According to some theories, the term "nuts" originates from the slang phrase "to have a nut loose", which suggests that someone who is mentally unstable has a loose or dysfunctional screw in their head, similar to a loose nut in a machine. Over time, this phrase evolved into the shorter version "nuts" to describe someone's mental state.
Another possible origin of the phrase is found in the old English slang word "nuts" which referred to someone being eccentric or strange. It could also be related to the idea of a "nutty" person, describing someone who behaves in an odd or erratic manner.
