🍓 Tastes like fruit 🤪 Strange or odd

fruity

8 8.6

Used informally to describe someone who behaves in a strange or silly way

adjective
/ˈfruːti/

Offensive

: [insulto (ofensivo) para alguien excéntrico o raro]

His ideas were a bit fruity, often straying far from conventional thinking.
kind of fruity
little fruity
too fruity

I call myself a genius like in jest, but I'm creatively fruity all over the place just flying high.

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Examples

Yeah, but them outfits he wears is kind of fruity, don't you think?

The Newton Boys (1998)
Why do you insist on dressing me in these fruity outfits?

Date Movie (2006)
Bit too fruity that, let him go.

Gridiron UK (2016)
Lock guys up in a room together and everybody goes fruity.

Fiction book (1991)
I love knowing you are a little fruity.

Blog text (5)
Big Bird is a senior citizen and a fruity one at that.

Blog text (1)
A little fruity, he said, but I guess you know what you're doing.

Fiction book (1991)
But look, I'm not one of these guys who thinks poetic has got to be fruity.

Fiction book (1991)
Sounds a little fruity.

Trumbo (2015)
We don't put Wallace Beery in some fruity movie about suffering.

Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

nuts

vsfruity

Offensive

578 8.6

Very crazy or doing things that show bad judgment

is a lighter slang term implying oddness rather than deep instability

wacky

vsfruity

Informal

100 5.9

Odd in a funny or silly way

is more slangy and focuses on mental irregularity rather than humour

nutty

vsfruity

Informal

64 7.2

Being a little crazy in a funny or strange way

is more slangy and focused on acting mentally irregularly

loony

vsfruity

Offensive

54 8.2

Strange and silly in a way people call crazy

is more informal and playful about eccentric mental conduct

bonkers

vsfruity

Informal

28 8.0

Acting or feeling very strange

is less extreme and more slangy about strange conduct

loco

vsfruity

Offensive

26 9.9

Not behaving in a normal or sensible way

is slangier and often lighter, implying oddness rather than danger

daft

vsfruity

Informal

26 5.8

Silly in a way that is slightly funny

is more slangy and suggests odd mental irregularity rather than folly

kooky

vsfruity

Informal

25 8.0

Slightly strange in a funny, pleasant way

is more slangy and can imply mental irregularity rather than charm

loopy

vsfruity

Informal

20 7.9

A person who behaves in a slightly crazy or silly way

is more slangy and can imply a stranger mental irregularity

batty

vsfruity

Offensive

11 8.4

Slightly strange in the way a person thinks or behaves

is more playful slang for similar odd mental behaviour

bats

vsfruity

Offensive

7 9.3

A bit crazy or silly in a strange way

is more slangy and often more playful in tone

cracked

vsfruity

Offensive

7 7.4

Someone who acts a little crazy

is more slangy and implies oddity rather than clear unbalance

wiggy

vsfruity

Slang

5 9.3

Strange and amusing in how a person or thing looks and acts

is more slangy and emphasizes mental irregularity over mere odd looks

buggy

vsfruity

Offensive

4 8.1

Acting strange or not thinking clearly

is more slangy and implies odd mental behaviour rather than instability

whacky

vsfruity

Informal

4 7.7

Funny in a strange or silly way

is slangier and highlights odd mental behaviour rather than playfulness

barmy

vsfruity

4 8.2

Being silly and slightly crazy in a way that seems funny and harmless

is slangier and more about acting mentally irregular than foolishness

dotty

vsfruity

Informal

2 8.5

Someone who behaves in a slightly strange or silly way

is more slangy and can suggest stranger mental irregularity

crackers

vsfruity

2 8.8

Acting very silly and not thinking in a sensible way

is more slangy and may carry more quirky mental oddness

around the bend

vsfruity

Offensive

1 9.3

To be very confused or act in a strange way

is more slangy and can be less clinical, more playful

nutty as a fruitcake

vsfruity

Informal

1 9.0

Very strange and silly in a way that seems crazy

is slangy but usually milder, implying odd mental irregularity

nutsy

vsfruity

Slang

1 8.6

Slightly silly and odd in a playful way

is more slangy and can suggest genuine mental irregularity

haywire

vsfruity

Informal

1 8.1

Mentally confused and behaving wildly

is more slangy and focuses on odd mental state rather than chaos

kookie

vsfruity

Slang

1 9.8

Strange in a funny or slightly crazy way

is more slangy and playful about eccentric mental behaviour

balmy

vsfruity

Offensive

1 8.4

Being a little crazy or foolish

is more slangy and has a stronger sense of mental oddness

Antonyms

normal

∞ 1.0

Usual or expected in most situations

sane

130 3.2

Having a healthy mind and able to think clearly

Compounds

fruity drink

2 1.3

A sweet drink without alcohol that tastes like fruit, often for children or parties

fruity cocktail

1 3.4

An alcoholic drink made with fruit juices and often served cold

How Eccentric

crazy

Slur

53 7.2

fruity

Offensive

8 8.6

eccentric

10 7.0

odd

878 1.0

Surface Forms

fruity positive

Morphology

fruity = fruit (opaque) = fruit + y

The slang sense 'eccentric/crazy' is a non-literal, informal meaning not predictable from 'fruit' + '-y'.

Etymology

The slang sense of fruity also comes from the root fruit because fruit is bright, sweet, or a bit delicate, and people used that image to describe someone who seemed 'showy' or different. A helpful way to remember this is that fruity came to mean 'odd' or 'eccentric', which is why it can be used for strange or unusual behaviour.