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• plural of nut.

nuts

American  

[nuhts] / nʌts /

interjection

1. Also nertz. (used to express disgust, defiance, disapproval, despair.)

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adjective

1. insane; crazy.

idioms

1. be nuts about,

   1. to be extremely or excessively enthusiastic about; be fervent in one's admiration of.

      Both of them are nuts about chamber music.

   2. to be deeply in love with.

      He's nuts about his new girlfriend.

nuts British  

/ nʌts /

adjective

1. a slang word for insane

2. slang extremely fond (of) or enthusiastic (about)

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interjection

1. slang an expression of disappointment, contempt, refusal, or defiance

plural noun

1. a slang word for testicles See testicle

Etymology

Origin of nuts

First recorded in 1900–05; plural of nut

Example Sentences

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nuts

Goldie is interested in getting to the nuts and bolts right off the bat, with bullet points of your basic income and spending parameters, such as:

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Not banana bread— there was no cinnamon, cardamon, nuts or loaf pan involved.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

With far less leisure time and diminished income, recreational facilities are turned over to food production, notably small-scale greenhouses and vertical farming for producing varied fruits, vegetables, nuts and legumes.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

"Every day I wake up and it's doing something that I didn't even know was a goal I could have had. It's crazy, it's nuts."

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

“The ones with nuts are marked with a nut on top. The others are plain.”

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott

Related Words

• batty
• insane
• mad
• nutty