nurts

nurts

1. adjective, dated Crazy; eccentric or nonsensical. Equivalent to "nuts." Trying to figure out what's wrong with this computer is driving me nurts! You're totally nurts if you think they'll let you get away with it.
2. interjection, dated An expression dismay, frustration, or exasperation. Equivalent to "nuts." Ah, nurts! I left my lunchbox on the school bus! Oh, nurts! The screwdriver slipped out of my hand and left a big gash in the wall."

nurts to this/that

slang This/that is totally dumb and is not worth my time or effort. A: "We've been trying to get this dishwasher working for over an hour, and we haven't gotten anywhere with it." B: "Yeah, nurts to this. Let's just go buy a new one." A: "The boss wants you to come in on Saturday to go through the inventory." B: "nurts to that—I'll be on a plane to Mexico!"
See also: nurts, that, this
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

nurts

and nerts (nɚts)
1. n. nonsense. Oh, that’s just nerts. I don’t believe a word of it.
2. interj. a mild expression of distress or dismay. (Usually Nerts!; Nurts!.) Oh, nerts! I forgot my wallet.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • have toys in the attic
  • have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock
  • have kangaroos in (one's)/the top paddock
  • have kangaroos in the top paddock
  • have kangaroos in your top paddock
  • bulletproof
  • fib
  • ask a silly question and you get a silly answer
  • ask a stupid question and you'll get a stupid answer
  • have got bats in (one's) belfry
References in periodicals archive
It also owns NURTS, the leading provider of radio and television broadcasting and signal transmissions which has been providing digital terrestrial television to most of Bulgaria.
Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), which operates under the brand Vivacom, announced in September 2014 that it will acquire local radio and digital terrestrial TV broadcaster NURTS, pending regulatory approval.
Tokyo, Jan 15, 2013 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC) today announced the deployment of its iPASOLINK series for NURTS Bulgaria JSC, one of the leading broadcasting companies in Bulgaria.
Bulgarian TV transmission network operator NURTS Digital EAD has awarded Harris Corp.
Bulgaria's Commission for Protection of Competition said on September 7 that it had approved the sale of a 50 per cent stake in mobile operator Vivacom's rebroadcasting subsidiary NURTS to Dubai-based Bluesat Partners.
Bulgaria's telecom group Vivacom (BUL:5BT) said Friday it has finalised the divestment of 50% of its National Unit Radio and TV Stations (NURTS) unit to Cyprus-based financial investor Mancelord for EUR57m (USD72.5m).
The acquired assets also include TV transmission network operator A NURTS (nurts.bg), a broadcaster of A free over-the-air digital signal, and First Digital (http://www.first-digital.bg), the DVB-T multiplex operator of the programmes of state-owned Bulgarian National Television.
Bulgaria's former state landline monopoly BTC, which operates under the Vivacom brand, has agreed the sale of its 50 per cent stake in re-broadcasting subsidiary NURTS, the company said in a filing with the Bulgarian Stock Exchange.
Bulgaria's telecom group Vivacom (BUL:5BT) has finalised the divestment of 50% of its National Unit Radio and TV Stations (NURTS) unit to Cyprus-based financial investor Mancelord for EUR57m (USD72.5m).
Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) informed the Competition Protection Commission (CPC) of its intentions to buy the broadcaster of the free over-the-air digital signal.A The NURTS Bulgaria group invested and set up the infrastructure necessary for distribution of the free over-the-air digital television and radio signal on the territory of Bulgaria, but its owners recently decided to get rid of it, due to athe macroeconomic situation and lack of consumer interest in the digital over-the-air signala.In its letter of intent to the CPC, BTC, which operates under the brand Vivacom, declared that it will fulfill all contractual and legal duties of NURTS Bulgaria.
Towercom Bulgaria has since been acquired by NURTS, the analogue rebroadcasting subsidiary of former fixed-line monopoly Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC).
Bulgaria's telecom major Vivacom (BUL:5BT) said Wednesday it has agreed to offload 50% of its National Unit Radio and TV Stations (NURTS) to Cyprus-based financial investor Mancelord Ltd for an undisclosed amount.