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    [Adjective]  | "bal*lis*tic" | \ bə-ˈli-stik \


    1: extremely and usually suddenly excited, upset, or angry : wild

    2: of or relating to the science of the motion of projectiles in flight

    3: being or characterized by repeated bouncing


    Origin: 1764 ;

     Borrowed from New Latin ballisticus "relating to the motion of projectiles in flight," from Latin ballista {see: |ballista|ballista} + New Latin -icus {see: |-ic:1|-ic:1};

      * Note : The Latin word was apparently introduced by the French priest and polymath Marin Mersenne (1588-1648) in Ballistica et acontismologia, a section (with separate title page) of his Cogitata physico-mathematica (Paris, 1644).;

    [Noun]  | "ballistic missile" 


    1: a usually rocket-powered missile that is launched in a high arc under guidance for its ascent but that is unpowered and unguided once it begins its descent


    Origin: 1950 ;

    [Idiom]  | "go ballistic" 


    1: to become very angry

    2: to become very excited

    [Adjective]  | "ballistic" 


    1: feeling or showing anger;


      * e.g., " ... she went ballistic when she discovered her brother reading her e-mail "





    [Phrase]  | "go ballistic" 


    1: to become very angry;


      * e.g., " ... The partners went ballistic when they lost the business deal of a lifetime. "





    [Phrase]  | "gone ballistic" 


    1: to become very angry;


      * e.g., " ... The partners went ballistic when they lost the business deal of a lifetime. "





    [Phrase]  | "went ballistic" 


    1: to become very angry;


      * e.g., " ... The partners went ballistic when they lost the business deal of a lifetime. "





    [Phrase]  | "goes ballistic" 


    1: to become very angry;


      * e.g., " ... The partners went ballistic when they lost the business deal of a lifetime. "





    [Phrase]  | "going ballistic" 


    1: to become very angry;


      * e.g., " ... The partners went ballistic when they lost the business deal of a lifetime. "





     [ "ballistic" ]

    1: The term to "go ballistic" probably originates from guided missiles. A guided missle that loses it's lock will go ballistic, that is to say it becomes an unguided missile, likely to cause damage wherever it lands. Hence the use of ballistic to describe someone who has lost control and flown in a rage.

      * e.g.,  ... "You must keep the target inside the HUD or the missile will lose lock and go ballistic." 

     [ "ballistic" ]

    1: mad really mad whitty is mad his ballistic

      * e.g.,  ... lo fight whitty: leave me alone 

     [ "ballistic" ]

    1: (verb-to go ballistic, mostly a British term): to go berserk on someone/something.

      * e.g.,  ... mother: sons, I am gone to my hairdresser appointment, i don't want you to go ballistic on each other, I know you like to fight f-sag but please watch TV comme du monde. older son: yes mom!. 

     [ "ballistic" ]

    1: When any object is thrown/catapulted/dropped or in any way made to hit a man's balls with painful intent, that object becomes ballistic.

      * e.g.,  ... Veronica: Hey Chris! *throws apple at Chris' testicles* 

     [ "ballistic" ]

    1: When something is just autotomas

      * e.g.,  ... Yo that was ballistic 

     [ "Ballistic" ]

    1: to be extremely and uncontrollable furious

      * e.g.,  ... Fred went ballistic, and managed to punch 5 holes in the wall, in addition to throwing a microwave halfway across his house. 

     [ "Ballistics" ]

    1: Slang for large breasts

      * e.g.,  ... From the game RE4: 

     [ "Ballistic" ]

    1:  Of or relating to the trajectory of projectiles, their motion and/or effects. Used in circuses by clowns to properly gauge and define accurate custard pie throwing. Although rarely heard, ballistics are all around us. When we throw a broken bottle into the face of a policeman, we unconsciously use our acquired knowledge of ballistics to work out exactly how hard and high the throw must be to really mess up the bitch.

      * e.g.,  ...  "Aw, I knew I shouldn't have thrown that bottle. Dad's gonna go ballistic when he finds out how much the bail is." 


     [ "Ballistic" ]

    2:  To be incredibly angry. See also furious and apeshit.

     [ "ballistics" ]

    1: ) acting rampant mad/violent within the heat of an argument or a quandary ) doing exceptionally well in a tense situation, in the sense of going crazy.

      * e.g.,  ... 1s.) Take a look at that fight at McDonalds, he's going ballistics! 2s.) Just took the math final that I busted my ass for, I was going ballistics. 

     [ "ballisticated" ]

    1: completely and utterly blown away. destroyed, shocked, pwned.......

      * e.g.,  ... "from the railroad to the beach, i would say, 90% was just completely ballisticated" 


     [ "ballisticated" ]

    2: pronounced (bah - list - ah- kate- ed)


     [ "ballisticated" ]

    3: word started from the new orleans hurrican disaster to discribe the damage done.. word started by Josh Owen of Arkansas.

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