nuts

[nuhts]

interjection

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

adjective

1. insane; crazy.

nuts

/ nʌts /

adjective

1. a slang word for insane

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

interjection

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

plural noun

1. a slang word for testicles See testicle

Word History and Origins

Origin of nuts¹

First recorded in 1900–05; plural of nut

Idioms and Phrases

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.

Example Sentences

Switching to foods like olive oil, nuts and fish could have helped.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

The city’s appetizing stores, which first appeared in the late 19th century, are a type of delicatessen that only sells products such as smoked and cured fish, dairy and nuts due to kosher law.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

But betel chew—a mixture of areca nuts, betel leaves and slaked lime—is entirely different from datura.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

L.A.’s heat-seeking “Showtime” franchise is obsessed over more than any other, in good times and especially troubled ones, to the point where it smothers other NBA coverage and drives many fans nuts.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

OpenAI may very well be the hottest start-up of all time—and there is a long line of investors looking to back them—but a trillion dollars is, to put it succinctly, nuts.

Read more on Barron's

Related Words

• batty 
• insane 
• mad 
• nutty