wild and woolly

phrase

chiefly US, informal

: very wild : without order or control

His novels were about the wild and woolly Western frontier.

a wild and woolly love affair

Examples of wild and woolly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This week a wild and woolly band of bloodthirsty space aliens known as Gwar is beaming down to The Webster. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2026

This is a departure for a major studio like Paramount — one that reflects TV’s wild and woolly new world order. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Feb. 2025

Another wet, wild and woolly storm is about to slam into Northern California. — Sarah Linn, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024

Ausubel has concocted a wild and woolly global escapade about unbounded scientific experimentation. — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2023

Essentially a scathing series of wild and woolly Williams monologues against the military establishment, Good Morning, Vietnam should delight Williams fans, as well as grunts everywhere. — Duane Byrge, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2022

Rhymes for wild and woolly

• bully
• fully
• pulley
• wooly