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   nutty

   /ˈnʌti/

   adjective

   • 1. tasting like nuts: "wild rice has a very nutty flavour"
   • ▪ containing a lot of nuts: "a nutty vegetable bake"
   • 2. mad; crazy: informal "he came up with a few nutty proposals" Similar madinsanementally illcertifiablederangeddementedof unsound mindout of one's mindnot in one's right mindsick in the headnot togethercrazycrazedlunaticnon compos mentisunbalancedunhingedunstabledisturbeddistractedstark madmanicfrenziedravingdistraughtfrantichystericaldeliriouspsychoticpsychopathicmad as a hattermad as a March harefoaming at the mouthsectionableinformal:mentaloff one's headout of one's headoff one's nutnutsnutty as a fruitcakeoff one's rockernot (quite) right in the headround the bendstark raving madraving madbatsbonkerscuckoocrackedloopyloonybananaslocodippyscrewyschizoidtouchedgagaoff the wallnot all therenot right upstairsbarmycrackersbarkingbarking madstark staring madbattydottyround the twistoff one's trolleyas daft as a brushnot the full shillingup the poleaway with the fairiesbuggynutsynutsoout of one's treemeshugasquirrellywackoinformal:bushedyarraporangihave a screw loosehave bats in the/one's belfryhave kangaroos in the/one's top paddockOpposite sane

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   • 1. nuttiness noun

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   How do you describe a nutty person?

   • Chick peas have a distinctive, delicious and nutty flavour. If you describe someone as nutty, you mean that their behaviour is very strange or foolish . He looked like a nutty professor. That's a nutty idea. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. 3. Also: nutsy informal, sometimes humorous 5.

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   Where did the term 'Nutty nutty' come from?

   • This term originated in America about 1920 and transfers the actual nuts in a fruitcake to the colloquial meaning of nutty as crazy. The term later gave rise to the usage fruitcake for an eccentric individual. Want to thank TFD for its existence?

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   What does nutty as a fruitcake mean?

   • Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. (informal) slightly crazy or strange She's got some nutty friends. They had some nutty idea about eating only raw food. He's as nutty as a fruitcake (= completely crazy). I know it sounds nutty, but it's true.

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   If you describe someone as nutty, you mean that their behaviour is very strange or foolish. [informal, disapproval] He looked like a nutty professor. That's a nutty idea. Synonyms: mad, crazy [informal], bananas [slang], barking [slang] More Synonyms of nutty. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   NUTTY definition: 1. containing, tasting of, or similar to nuts: 2. mentally ill: 3. silly or strange: . Learn more.

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   Nutty means crazy or insane, or it can describe something that tastes like nuts. Learn more about the word nutty, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences.