Definition of go haywire:
°Roughly-made, unsophisticated, decrepit (from the use of haywire for temporary repairs). Possibly originated because of frayed wires sitting near hay in a hot barn, which caused an explosion (The barn ceased to exist, and it was referred to as having gone "haywire"), or from tendency of slap-dash repairs done with scraps of bailing wire to fail catastrophically at times of mechanical stress.
°Behaving erratically or uncontrollably, especially of a
machine or mechanical process; usually used with the verb "go".
"It was working fine until it went haywire and wouldn't stop printing blank sheets."
Definition of go haywire:
°Roughly-made, unsophisticated, decrepit (from the use of haywire for temporary repairs). Possibly originated because of frayed wires sitting near hay in a hot barn, which caused an explosion (The barn ceased to exist, and it was referred to as having gone "haywire"), or from tendency of slap-dash repairs done with scraps of bailing wire to fail catastrophically at times of mechanical stress.
°Behaving erratically or uncontrollably, especially of a
machine or mechanical process; usually used with the verb "go".
"It was working fine until it went haywire and wouldn't stop printing blank sheets."