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

That previous trial showed that a Mediterranean diet enriched with extra virgin olive oil or nuts reduced cardiovascular disease risk by 30%.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

In Kerala's cashew industry, which mostly imports raw nuts from Africa, the impact has been acute.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

“Most of these advertisers have children and teenagers and they go nuts for them,” Coe said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

I joyfully practice “urban foraging,” picking blackberries in the Presidio, collecting rosemary and ginkgo nuts under street trees, harvesting apples at the invitation of the trees’ vacationing owners.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

I always thought she was being mean for limiting his favorite salted nuts, but she was trying to keep him healthy.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

Related Words

• batty
• insane
• mad
• nutty