nutcase

See also: nut case

English

Alternative forms

• nut-case

Etymology

From nut +‎ case. Compare headcase, mental case etc.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnʌtkeɪs/

• Audio (General Australian):

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Noun

nutcase (plural nutcases)

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

Synonyms

• (eccentric or odd person): freak, kook, nutbag, nutter, odd duck, wacko, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person
• (insane person): psycho, 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 (fi) German: schräger Vogel (de) m, Spinner (de) m, seltsamer Typ m Swedish: original (sv) c

slang: someone who is insane — see nut

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