Wildcatting

What does WILDCATTING mean?

Wildcatting is a form of WILDCAT.

1. noun

   an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field

2. noun

   a cruelly rapacious person

3. noun

   any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

4. adjective

   outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices

   “wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.