See also: wingnut and wing nut English Noun wing-nut (plural wing-nuts) Alternative form of wing nut. 1995, Spin Off, Volumes 19-21:I removed the front maiden, tossed out the evil wood screw, and equipped the maiden with a special bit of hardware which has a wood screw on one end and is threaded for a wing-nut on the other end.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads