nutcase
a crazy person
TRANSLATION
nutcase = der Verrückte, der Spinner --- GOOGLE INDEX nutcase: approximately 800,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
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The latest incident prompted former boxing champion Sir Henry Cooper to say Tyson is a "NUTCASE" and should be banned for two years.
(The Guardian)
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"I'm a bit of a NUTCASE."
(Cliff diver Blake Aldridge)
The latest incident prompted former boxing champion Sir Henry Cooper to say Tyson is a "NUTCASE" and should be banned for two years.
(The Guardian)
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"I'm a bit of a NUTCASE."
(Cliff diver Blake Aldridge)
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nutcase
noun
- an insane or very foolish person
(Collins Dictionary)
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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary goes to great lengths to classify the nutcase:
- a person judged to be legally or medically insane. In other words, this is an "official" nutcase. (A nutcase ran naked through the downtown streets announcing the end of the world)
- a person of odd or whimsical habits. This is the eccentric version. (We have a nutcase in our flat who takes out the rubbish every morning at exactly 3:15)
- a person who lacks good sense or judgment. According to this definition, all of us have been a nutcase at some time in our life. (I felt like a nutcase after I jumped into the swimming pool with my mobile phone in my pocket)
The adjective "nuts" has been commonly used since the mid-19th century to describe a crazy person. This usage, which derives from associating the word nut with the head, and thus the mind, actually originated from an older expression "to be nutts upon," (with two t's) meaning to be very fond of someone or something. A similar phrase "to be nuts about" is still in use today (He's nuts about her!).
The addition of "case" to form the word nutcase stems from the practice of using case as slang for a person. This is illustrated through other expressions such as "basket case" and "mental case" (an emotionally unstable person).
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SYNONYMS
loon, lunatic, psycho, psychopath, crackpot, flake, fruitcake, kook, nut, schizoid, screwball, madperson, wacko
SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I just don't understand how a nutcase like that could be hired by a company."
noun
- an insane or very foolish person
(Collins Dictionary)
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The Merriam-Webster Dictionary goes to great lengths to classify the nutcase:
- a person judged to be legally or medically insane. In other words, this is an "official" nutcase. (A nutcase ran naked through the downtown streets announcing the end of the world)
- a person of odd or whimsical habits. This is the eccentric version. (We have a nutcase in our flat who takes out the rubbish every morning at exactly 3:15)
- a person who lacks good sense or judgment. According to this definition, all of us have been a nutcase at some time in our life. (I felt like a nutcase after I jumped into the swimming pool with my mobile phone in my pocket)
The adjective "nuts" has been commonly used since the mid-19th century to describe a crazy person. This usage, which derives from associating the word nut with the head, and thus the mind, actually originated from an older expression "to be nutts upon," (with two t's) meaning to be very fond of someone or something. A similar phrase "to be nuts about" is still in use today (He's nuts about her!).
The addition of "case" to form the word nutcase stems from the practice of using case as slang for a person. This is illustrated through other expressions such as "basket case" and "mental case" (an emotionally unstable person).
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SYNONYMS
loon, lunatic, psycho, psychopath, crackpot, flake, fruitcake, kook, nut, schizoid, screwball, madperson, wacko
SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I just don't understand how a nutcase like that could be hired by a company."
