fruitcake

American  

[froot-keyk] / ˈfrutˌkeɪk /

noun

1. a rich cake containing dried or candied fruit, nuts, etc.

2. Slang.  a crazy or eccentric person; nut.

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fruitcake British  

/ ˈfruːtˌkeɪk /

noun

1. a rich cake containing mixed dried fruit, lemon peel, nuts, etc

2. slang  a person considered to be eccentric or insane

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fruitcake Idioms  

1. see nutty as a fruitcake.

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Etymology

Origin of fruitcake

First recorded in 1840–50; fruit + cake

Example Sentences

Check the malls for the day after Christmas sales, ask people that very question as they are returning those cheese balls, cheap robot vacuums, and fruitcakes they didn’t want and get back to us.

From Salon

The Roman fruitcake was a mash of barley, honey, wine and dried fruit, often pomegranate seeds.

From Salon

We are not a fruitcake family and I am not a fruitcake fan.

From Salon

But there’s no holiday food that riles people up quite like fruitcake.

From Salon

For many monastic communities, especially those devoted to contemplative life and with vows of poverty, producing cookies, fruitcakes, even beer for sale is the only means to keep the lights on.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• fanatic
• fiend
• freak
• looney
• lunatic
• zealot