nuts

American  

[nuhts] / nʌts /

interjection

1. Also nertz. (used to express disgust, defiance, disapproval, despair.)

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adjective

1. insane; crazy.

idioms

1. be nuts about,

   1. to be extremely or excessively enthusiastic about; be fervent in one's admiration of.

      Both of them are nuts about chamber music.

   2. to be deeply in love with.

      He's nuts about his new girlfriend.

nuts British  

/ nʌts /

adjective

1. a slang word for insane

2. slang extremely fond (of) or enthusiastic (about)

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interjection

1. slang an expression of disappointment, contempt, refusal, or defiance

plural noun

1. a slang word for testicles See testicle

Etymology

Origin of nuts

First recorded in 1900–05; plural of nut

Example Sentences

The nut’s remains are still there, she said, but someone “took a tractor and shoved it to the back of the property.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

In fact, the nut’s name most likely comes from the Algonquin word “paccan,” which refers to a nut that needs to be cracked by stone.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2022

He recommends using blanched almond flour for a smoother result, because the nut’s skins are removed in the blanching process.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022

Then, using another stone as a hammer, they pound away until the nut’s hard exterior cracks with a crunch.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 11, 2021

He is as full of tricks as a nut’s full of meat.

From Nan of Music Mountain by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)

Related Words

• batty
• insane
• mad
• nutty