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[ nuhts ] / nʌts / Slang.SEE SYNONYMS FOR nuts ON THESAURUS.COM
interjectionAlso nerts, nertz. (used to express disgust, defiance, disapproval, despair). Idioms for nutsbe nuts about, - to be extremely or excessively enthusiastic about; be fervent in one's admiration of: Both of them are nuts about chamber music.
- to be deeply in love with: He's nuts about his new girlfriend.
Origin of nutsFirst recorded in 1900–05; plural of nut Words nearby nutsnutritionist's calorie, nutritious, nutritive, nutritive equilibrium, nutriture, nuts, nuts and bolts, nut sedge, nutshell, nutso, nutsy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nutsSome warned me, with widened eyes and fingers twirling in the air, that Manning is "kind of crazy," or "nuts." ‘Crazy’ Harlem Pastor Hates on Obama and Gays|Olivia Nuzzi|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST “They thought I was nuts,” he said from his United Nations-protected room in Gaza City when we first talked. A Gay Jewish Zionist American Doctor in Gaza and What He Saw|Itay Hod|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Because all quacks operate using the exact same methods, which are enumerated with extreme detail in NUTS! The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor'|Penny Lane|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST How he does it, and what happens when it all comes crashing down, is the story of NUTS! The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor'|Penny Lane|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While sharing a bowl of nuts, we discussed his films past and present. Rob Reiner on the State of Romcoms, ‘The Princess Bride’s’ Alternate Ending, and the Red Viper|Marlow Stern|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Monkeys at the sight of the nuts forgot their dancing and became (as indeed they were) Monkeys instead of actors. Strutt believed that nuts of the roundest sort were the original “marbles.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various Robinson put a couple of nuts in his hunting bag, and also the shells from the broken nuts. An American Robinson Crusoe|Samuel. B. Allison It may be nuts to him and Mr. Arrowsmith to know that they have succeeded in driving my name out of the "N. & Q." Notes and Queries, Number 191, June 25, 1853|Various Nuts and water form a complete dietary, although I do not suggest that any reader should try it. Food Remedies|Florence Daniel
British Dictionary definitions for nuts
adjectivea slang word for insane (foll by about or on) slang extremely fond (of) or enthusiastic (about) interjectionslang an expression of disappointment, contempt, refusal, or defiance pl na slang word for testiclesSee testicle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nutsinsane, batty, mad, nutty, bananas, eccentric, loony, touched, wild, deranged, bonkers, demented, loco |