fruitcake
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈfruːtˌkeɪk/
- Offensive
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tarado
- She was already nuttier than a fruitcake.
- nutty as a fruitcake
- guy is a fruitcake
- Crazier than a fruitcake
So my position in the establishment is of a bit of a heretic, but not a complete fruitcake.
- So my position in the establishment is of a bit of a heretic, but not a complete fruitcake.
Examples
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But they're clearly nuts; why else vote for someone who is an obvious fruitcake?
Blog text (14) -
But I thought of her as a world-class fruitcake.
Fiction book (1992) -
What are you, a little fruitcake, huh?
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Boy, what a fruitcake you are.
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Take a look at Paul the fruitcake
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So I got no time for you, fruitcake.
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Why didn't anybody tell me you had a fruitcake in your crew?
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He was a fruitcake, Jim.
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"You're nuttier'n a fruitcake," she said aloud.
Fiction book (1994) -
He's a real fruitcake for thinking he can sing that high in public.
Synonyms
309
7.5
A person who behaves in a silly or strange way
40
8.2
A person who has strange or unrealistic ideas
29
7.7
A person who is often angry and has strange ideas
5
8.5
A person who acts silly or strange to make others laugh
5
8.3
A person who behaves in a strange, silly way
1
9.1
An insulting word for a person who acts very silly or strange
A lively, wild party or a quirky person who behaves wildly
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember the informal use of fruitcake for a strange or crazy person is to think of the cake's mixed ingredients, many fruit and nuts, and the word nut, which people also use for someone who is 'crazy'. So calling someone a fruitcake means they behave in an odd or unusual way.