nutcase

See also: nut case

English

Alternative forms

nut-case

Etymology

nut +‎ case. Compare headcase, mental case etc.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnʌtkeɪs/
Audio (AU) (file)

Noun

nutcase (plural nutcases)

(UK, Ireland, humorous) An eccentric or odd person.
(derogatory, slang) Someone who is insane.

Synonyms

(eccentric or odd person): kook, nutbag, nutter, odd duck, wacko, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person
(insane person): crackpot, loon, nut, nutbag, nutter, screwball, wacko; see also Thesaurus:mad person

Translations

an eccentric or odd person

Dutch: oelewapper (nl) c (rare)
Finnish: outolintu
German: schräger Vogel m, Spinner (de) m, seltsamer Typ m
Swedish: original (sv) c

slang: someone who is insane

Dutch: koekert, koekwaus (all Southern Dutch)
Finnish: hullu (fi), sekopää (fi), kaistapää (fi), seko (fi)
German: Spinner (de) m, Irrer (de) m, Verrückter (de) m
Macedonian: лу́дак m (lúdak)
Swedish: knasboll (sv) n, knäppgök (sv) n

Anagrams

Ceutans, cestuan

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