nuts

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Noun

nuts pl.

1. Plural form of nut.
2. (vulgar, slang) Testicles.

   Ohhh, he just got kicked in the nuts!

3. (poker) A hand that can be proven unbeatable even when the hand's holder does not know any of the hidden cards the other poker players involved in a hand hold or held.

Translations

nut — see nut

Adjective

nuts (comparative more nuts, superlative most nuts)

1. (colloquial) Insane, mad.

   After living on the island alone for five years, he eventually went nuts.

2. (colloquial, figuratively) Crazy, mad; unusually pleased or, alternatively, angered.

   I just go nuts over her fantastic desserts.

   The referee made a bad call against the home team and the crowd went nuts.

Synonyms

• nutty
• See also Wikisaurus:insane

Translations

insane

French: cinglé (fr), dingue (fr) m. and f. Italian: pazzo (it)

Macedonian: чукнат (mk) (čúknat) m., штракнат (mk) (štráknat) m., одлепен (mk) (ódlepen) m. Spanish: loco (es)

Interjection

nuts

1. Indicates annoyance, anger, or disappointment.

   Nuts! They didn't even listen to what I had to say.

2. Signifies rejection of a proposal or idea, as in forget it, no way, or nothing doing.

Usage notes

• The association with testicles (See noun above.) adds an intensifying effect to the anger or rejection.
• Use of "Nuts" rather than another form of "No" is often intentionally insulting.

Verb

nuts

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nut.

Anagrams

• stun, tuns