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

The nut’s remains are still there, she said, but someone “took a tractor and shoved it to the back of the property.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

He recommends using blanched almond flour for a smoother result, because the nut’s skins are removed in the blanching process.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2022

Then, using another stone as a hammer, they pound away until the nut’s hard exterior cracks with a crunch.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 11, 2021

All of the participants have the exercise nut’s aura of ascetic devotion, the whiff of healthful addiction that lingers over people obsessed with their bodies and its limits.

From Slate • Jul. 27, 2015

"Yes, but it won't stay, because the nut's gone."

From Left Tackle Thayer by Barbour, Ralph Henry

Related Words

• batty
• insane
• mad
• nutty