nutcase
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nutcase
First recorded in 1955–60; nut ( def. ) + case 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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One told call handlers: "He's a nutcase, from what I gather."
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2023
On Wednesday multiple news outlets revealed the purported headliner of "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" to be none other than Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's trusted lawyer and cable news's favorite nutcase.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2020
Mia is a sweet girl, but her mother is a nutcase.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2019
He’s not doing the wild and crazy, wacky nutcase, he’s doing this kind of Bogart, gumshoe thing.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2016
“They think this place was too dead last year. They think if they plant some nutcase in with the students—” “Like they plant narcs in schools!” someone else shouted.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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