hopping mad


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hopping mad

Very angry. Mom was hopping mad after I dented her brand-new car.
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hopping mad

Fig. very angry. Joe got hopping mad when the salescerk was rude to him. The student's practical jokes made the teacher hopping mad.
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hopping mad

Enraged, furious, as in I was hopping mad when they left my name off the list. This expression conjures up an image of jumping up and down with rage. [Colloquial; early 1800s]
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ˌhopping ˈmad (about/over something)

(informal) extremely angry about something: Anne was hopping mad about the sales figures.
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hopping mad

mod. very angry; angry and jumping up and down. I was hopping mad about the broken window.
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