UNCONTROLLABLE
ADJECTIVES
► BALLISTIC furious; uncontrollable → 1990s
► BERCO ► BERKO enraged; uncontrollable → 2007 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► BERESK berserk, out of control → 1970s sl.
► BRONCHO uncontrollable, wild → 1887
► RANK uncontrollable, wild, mischievous, cunning → 1892 Eng. & Amer. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
► FENCE-LOUPER an intractable person; one not easily controlled; a difficult or stubborn person; one who goes beyond bounds → 1822 Sc.
► LOOSE CANNON an unpredictable or uncontrollable person or thing, esp. considered liable to cause unintentional or indiscriminate damage → 1946