nutcase

See also: nut case

English

Etymology

nut +‎ case. Compare headcase, mental case etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnʌtkeɪs/

• Audio (AU):

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Noun

nutcase (plural nutcases)

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

Synonyms

• (eccentric or odd person): kook, nutbag, nutter, odd duck, wacko, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person
• (insane person): 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
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: schräger Vogel m, Spinner (de) m, seltsamer Typ m
• Swedish: original (sv) c

slang: someone who is insane

• Dutch: koekert, koekwaus (all Southern Dutch)
• Finnish: hullu (fi), sekopää (fi), kaistapää (fi), seko (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: knasboll (sv) n, knäppgök (sv) n

Anagrams

• Ceutans, cestuan