wild thing

English

Noun

wild thing (plural wild things)

(yoga) Synonym of flip dog.
- 2017, Emma Silverman, Yoga Twists and Turns, page 110:
  As we practice yoga more often, we develop a clearer sense of where our bodies are in space (a.k.a. proprioception), and poses like “Wild Thing” start to feel safer.
- 2018, Matthew J. Taylor, Yoga Therapy as a Creative Response to Pain, page 34:
  Wild thing asana executed without any self-concept modification isn't yoga therapy, and neither is rote memorization of the sutras without enactment of the principles into one's daily behaviors.
- 2020, Dianne Bondy, Kat Heagberg Rebar, Yoga Where You Are, page 151:
  Like all backbends, wild thing offers a chest and shoulder stretch.
- 2021, Dylan Werner, The Illuminated Breath, page 167:
  For every benefit of wild thing, there is another pose that does it better.
A person who is uninhibited and adventurous.
- 2013, Jennifer Bernard, How to Tame a Wild Fireman:
  Liam was not a wild thing. He was the dreamy one, the offbeat one, always lost in his own world.
- 2021, Melissa Foster, Sweet, Sexy Heart:
  I can't believe you had her play this song. I'm so not a wild thing.
- 2021, Adriana French, Wild Thing:
  She catches me staring and gives me a knowing smile. My secret wild thing knows exactly what I'm thinking about.
- 2023, Mali Apple, Joe Dunn, Wild Monogamy, page 170:
  Besides, it's so hot to picture her being a wild thing back in college!
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild,‎ thing.