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nutcase

or nut case

[ nuht-keys ]
/ ˈnʌtˌkeɪs /
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noun Slang.
a crazy or eccentric person; nutjob; nut.
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Origin of nutcase

First recorded in 1955–60; nut + case1

Words nearby nutcase

nut, nutant, nutate, nutation, nutbrown, nutcase, nutcracker, Nutcracker Suite, nut dash, nutgall, nut grass
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Words related to nutcase

maniac, psychopath, looney, fanatic, fiend, freak, lunatic, psycho, zealot, sociopath, crackpot, geek, misfit, bedlamite, cuckoo, nut, oddball, psychotic, raver, screwball

British Dictionary definitions for nutcase

nutcase
/ (ˈnʌtˌkeɪs) /
noun
slang an insane or very foolish person
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