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单词 fruitcake
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fruitcake

noun

fruit·​cake ˈfrüt-ˌkāk How to pronounce fruitcake (audio)
1
: a rich cake containing nuts, dried or candied fruits, and spices
2
: nut sense 6a

Synonyms

  • bug
  • crackbrain
  • crazy
  • fool
  • head case
  • loon
  • loony
  • lunatic
  • maniac
  • nut
  • nutcase
  • nutter [British slang]
  • psycho
  • psychopath
  • sickie
  • sicko
  • wacko
  • whacko
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Example Sentences

children in the neighborhood once regarded the reclusive scientist as a fruitcake he agreed to an evaluation so they could see he wasn't a fruitcake
Recent Examples on the Web Tasting notes include fruitcake, baking spice and orange marmalade on the nose, with a mixture of cherry, tobacco, mint and a touch of anise on the palate. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 June 2022 Kramers compared the Hypatia stone's internal structure to a fruitcake: a poorly mixed dough forming the bulk of the pebble (mixed matrices), with the mineral grains lurking in the stone's inclusions representing the cherries and nuts. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 June 2022 Kelly points out that an earlier insult for a mentally ill person, fruitcake, contains nuts—showing how deft early-20th-century slang speakers were at layering cruelty. Joseph Lamour, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2022 In other words, enjoy that slice of fruitcake, but don’t eat the whole pie in one day. Amanda Macmillan, Outside Online, 11 Dec. 2014 Bored with the usual lackluster Christmas routine of fruitcake and family arguments? Jeff Dunn And Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2021 Yet chances are the ugly Christmas sweater is here to stay, kind of like the fruitcake no one likes, and the family game of Monopoly that often ends in tears. New York Times, 17 Dec. 2021 People who didn’t like fruitcake ate those made here. Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 11 Dec. 2021 Otherwise, pass on fruitcake and nibble on a cookie. Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 25 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1824, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

fruitcake

noun

fruit·​cake ˈfrüt-ˌkāk How to pronounce fruitcake (audio)
: a rich cake containing nuts, dried or candied fruits, and spices

fruitcake

noun

1
as in lunatic
a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind he agreed to an evaluation so they could see he wasn't a fruitcake

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lunatic
  • psychopath
  • maniac
  • fool
  • psycho
  • wacko
  • loony
  • nutter
  • nutcase
  • schizo
  • crazy
  • whacko
  • nut
  • sicko
  • loon
  • bug
  • psychotic
  • madwoman
  • crackbrain
  • crackpot
  • sickie
  • character
  • paranoid
  • schizophrenic
  • neurotic
  • crack
  • head case
  • madman
  • patient
  • weirdo
  • kook
  • monomaniac
  • schizoid
  • abnormal
  • deviant
  • screwball
  • obsessive
  • flake
  • sociopath
  • oddball
  • psychoneurotic
  • eccentric
  • codger
  • zany
  • original
  • manic-depressive
  • crank
  • fantastic
  • case
  • obsessive-compulsive
  • schizophrene
  • tyke
  • mythomaniac
  • quiz
  • oddity
  • tike
2
as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits children in the neighborhood once regarded the reclusive scientist as a fruitcake

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • eccentric
  • character
  • crackpot
  • nut
  • kook
  • weirdo
  • nutter
  • nutcase
  • original
  • flake
  • screwball
  • oddball
  • codger
  • crank
  • odd duck
  • zany
  • freak
  • maverick
  • crackbrain
  • bohemian
  • quiz
  • crack
  • rarity
  • oddity
  • piece of work
  • head case
  • geezer
  • coot
  • nonconformist
  • quixote
  • curio
  • fantast
  • fantastico

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sheep
  • follower
  • conformist
  • conformer
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