fruitcake

[froot-keyk]

noun

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

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

fruitcake

/ ˈfruːtˌkeɪk /

noun

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

2. slang,  a person considered to be eccentric or insane

Word History and Origins

Origin of fruitcake¹

First recorded in 1840–50; fruit + cake

Idioms and Phrases

see nutty as a fruitcake.

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

Not a Scottish shortbread or jam tart or fruitcake slice.

From Literature

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

Related Words

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