nutty as a fruitcake

(as) nutty as a fruitcake

Crazy or wacky. Usually used humorously. The kids are always nutty as fruitcakes when they've had something sugary to eat. My Aunt Jeannie has always been nutty as a fruitcake.

See also: fruitcake, nutty

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*nutty as a fruitcake

and nuttier than a fruitcake

crazy. (*Also: as ~.) Don't pay any attention to John; he's nutty as a fruitcake. Mary's schemes for making money are nuttier than a fruitcake.

See also: fruitcake, nutty

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

nutty as a fruitcake

Crazy, idiotic, as in Mary's nutty as a fruitcake if she thinks she can get away with that. The adjective nutty meaning "insane" was first recorded in 1821; the similarity to fruitcake, which literally contains nuts as well as fruit, was first recorded in 1935.

See also: fruitcake, nutty

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

nutty as a fruitcake

BRITISH, INFORMAL

If someone is as nutty as a fruitcake, they are crazy. The man is a charmer — intense, funny, and nutty as a fruitcake. Note: `Nutty' or `nuts' is an informal word for mad. Nutty can also mean containing a lot of nuts in the way that a fruitcake often does.

See also: fruitcake, nutty

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

nutty as a fruitcake

completely crazy. informal

Nutty meaning ‘mad or crazy’ dates from the late 19th century, and this phrase, punning on the sense of ‘full of nuts’, from the 1930s. Fruitcake is also used on its own to mean ‘a crazy or eccentric person’.

See also: fruitcake, nutty

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

(as) nutty as a ˈfruitcake

(informal, humorous) (of a person) completely crazy: He’s as nutty as a fruitcake. Do you know what he did yesterday? He had lunch outside in the pouring rain.

See also: fruitcake, nutty

Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

nutty as a fruitcake

verb

See as nutty as a fruitcake

See also: fruitcake, nutty

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

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释义	nutty as a fruitcake (as) nutty as a fruitcake Crazy or wacky. Usually used humorously. The kids are always nutty as fruitcakes when they've had something sugary to eat. My Aunt Jeannie has always been nutty as a fruitcake. See also: fruitcake, nutty Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. nutty as a fruitcake and nuttier than a fruitcake* crazy. (Also: as ~.) Don't pay any attention to John; he's nutty as a fruitcake. Mary's schemes for making money are nuttier than a fruitcake. See also: fruitcake, nutty McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. nutty as a fruitcake Crazy, idiotic, as in Mary's nutty as a fruitcake if she thinks she can get away with that. The adjective nutty* meaning "insane" was first recorded in 1821; the similarity to fruitcake, which literally contains nuts as well as fruit, was first recorded in 1935. See also: fruitcake, nutty The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. nutty as a fruitcake BRITISH, INFORMAL If someone is as nutty as a fruitcake, they are crazy. The man is a charmer — intense, funny, and nutty as a fruitcake. Note: `Nutty' or `nuts' is an informal word for mad. Nutty can also mean containing a lot of nuts in the way that a fruitcake often does. See also: fruitcake, nutty Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. nutty as a fruitcake completely crazy. informal Nutty meaning ‘mad or crazy’ dates from the late 19th century, and this phrase, punning on the sense of ‘full of nuts’, from the 1930s. Fruitcake is also used on its own to mean ‘a crazy or eccentric person’. See also: fruitcake, nutty Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary (as) nutty as a ˈfruitcake (informal, humorous) (of a person) completely crazy: He’s as nutty as a fruitcake. Do you know what he did yesterday? He had lunch outside in the pouring rain. See also: fruitcake, nutty Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary nutty as a fruitcake verb See as nutty as a fruitcake See also: fruitcake, nutty McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: as nutty as a fruitcake fruitcake (as) nutty as a fruitcake nutty nuttier than a fruitcake here/there (one) goes again never a dull moment as always it was ever so twa
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