wing nut

or wingnut

noun

a nut having two flat, widely projecting pieces such that it can be readily tightened with the thumb and forefinger.

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Also called butterfly nut, thumbnut.

Origin of wing nut

First recorded in 1895–1900

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His views might be extreme, but he did not come off as a wingnut while presenting them.
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Floridians will die so that he can be first in the wingnut line.
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It has no latch and the throttle lever is held in any desired setting by the wingnut and quadrant shown in figure 18.
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British Dictionary definitions for wing nut

wing nut

noun

a threaded nut tightened by hand by means of two flat lugs or wings projecting from the central bodyAlso called: butterfly nut

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