wild-and-woolly
[ wahyld-n-woo l-ee ]
/ ˈwaɪld nˈwʊl i /
adjective
unrestrained; lawless: a wild-and-woolly frontier town.
Origin of wild-and-woolly
First recorded in 1885–90; perhaps orig. referring to range-bred cattle
Words nearby wild-and-woolly
wild water,
wild weasel,
wild west,
wild west show,
wild yam,
wild-and-woolly,
wild-card,
wild-eyed,
wild-goose chase,
wild-headed,
wildcat