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fruitcake
[ froot-keyk ]
/ ËfrutËkeÉȘk /
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noun
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Words nearby fruitcake
fruitage, fruitarian, fruit bat, fruit beer, fruit body, fruitcake, fruit cocktail, fruitcover, fruit cup, fruitdot, fruit drop
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How to use fruitcake in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for fruitcake
fruitcake
/ (ËfruËtËkeÉȘk) /
noun
a rich cake containing mixed dried fruit, lemon peel, nuts, etc
slang, mainly British a person considered to be eccentric or insane
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Other Idioms and Phrases with fruitcake
fruitcake
see nutty as a fruitcake.
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