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nut case

noun

a whimsically eccentric person

• Syn: ↑crackpot, ↑crank, ↑nut, ↑fruitcake, ↑screwball

• Derivationally related forms: ↑screwball (for: ↑screwball)

• Hypernyms: ↑eccentric, ↑eccentric person, ↑flake, ↑oddball, ↑geek

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noun

: a foolish, eccentric, or crazy person

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Slang (offensive).

a deranged person; lunatic.

[1955-60]

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nut|case or nut case «NUHT kays», noun,

Informal. a wildly eccentric or insane person.

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(also nutcase) n. informal a crazy or foolish person

Useful english dictionary. 2012.