nut-case

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• nut|case — or nut case «NUHT kays», noun, Informal. a wildly eccentric or insane person …   Useful english dictionary

• nut case — nut′ case n. Slang. cvb sts a deranged person; lunatic • Etymology: 1955–60 …   From formal English to slang

• nut case — ☆ nut case n. Slang one who is eccentric or crazy: also written nutcase …   English World dictionary

• Nut case — Wikipedia does not have an encyclopedia article for Nut case (search results). You may want to read Wiktionary s entry on nut case instead.wiktionary:Special:Search/nut case …   Wikipedia

• nut case — {n. phr.} A very silly, crazy, or foolish person. * /I am going to be a nut case if I don t go on a vacation pretty soon./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• nut case — {n. phr.} A very silly, crazy, or foolish person. * /I am going to be a nut case if I don t go on a vacation pretty soon./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• nut case — noun a whimsically eccentric person • Syn: ↑crackpot, ↑crank, ↑nut, ↑fruitcake, ↑screwball • Derivationally related forms: ↑screwball (for: ↑screwball) …   Useful english dictionary

• nut\ case — n. phr. A very silly, crazy, or foolish person. I am going to be a nut case if I don t go on a vacation pretty soon …   Словарь американских идиом

• nut bar, nut case — See a nut case …   English idioms

• nut case — /ˈnʌt keɪs/ (say nut kays) noun Colloquial a foolish or eccentric person …  

• nut-case — n a crazy person. A slang version of mental case which spread from American speech into British usage at the end of the 1950s. It is now a fairly mild term, usually denoting harmless eccentricity. A racier, more modern version is headcase …   Contemporary slang