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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

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   What does Nutty mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! NUTTY definition: 1. containing, tasting of, or similar to nuts: 2. mentally ill: 3. silly or strange: . Learn more.

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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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   Nutty can mean having or producing nuts, having a flavor like nuts, or being eccentric, silly, or mentally unsound. See synonyms, examples, word history, and kids definition of nutty.

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   If you describe someone as nutty, you mean that their behaviour is very strange or foolish.

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   very or excessively interested, excited, or the like: He's nutty about Mexican food. full of flavor or zest; lively; stimulating; meaty: He offered several rich, nutty ideas on the subject. nutty. / ˈnʌtɪ / adjective. containing or abounding in nuts. resembling nuts, esp in taste. a slang word for insane. informal.

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   Nutty can mean containing or producing nuts, having a nutlike flavor, or slang for crazy or insane. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of nutty in different contexts.

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   Definitions of nutty. adjective. having the flavor of nuts. “a nutty sherry” synonyms: nutlike. tasty. pleasing to the sense of taste. adjective. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular.

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   (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. (informal) liking somebody/something very much. She's nutty about that band! See nutty in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.