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nerts

9.9

A foolish or silly person said as an insult

noun
/nɜrts/

Offensive

: tonto

Back in the day, calling someone a nerts was a common way to tease them.

Examples

Back in the day, calling someone a nerts was a common way to tease them.
I can't believe he did that; what a nerts!
He made such a silly mistake that his friends jokingly called him a nerts.
You would have been called a nerts for believing that old rumor.
That guy is such a nerts!
He made such a silly mistake that his friends jokingly called him a nerts.
You would have been called a nerts for believing that old rumor.

Synonyms

fucker

vsnerts

Offensive

293 9.9

A very rude and insulting word for a person you strongly dislike

is informal or dated rather than highly obscene

dickhead

vsnerts

Offensive

67 9.9

A rude name for a person who is stupid and annoying

is older and less explicitly vulgar in tone

nitwit

vsnerts

Offensive

36 7.9

A person who acts silly and not very smart

is more dated and can sound more contemptuous

dipshit

vsnerts

Offensive

34 9.9

A rude word for a very foolish person

is informal or dated rather than crude and obscene

stupid person

vsnerts

Offensive

30 1.1

A person who is not very smart and often makes bad choices

is slangy and dated rather than a neutral descriptive term

dolt

vsnerts

Offensive

15 8.8

A person who is not very smart or who acts without thinking

is older in tone and adds stronger contempt

ninny

vsnerts

Offensive

14 8.4

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is older and often used with harsher contempt

nincompoop

vsnerts

Offensive

13 8.4

A person who acts in a very silly way

is more dated and can sound more scornful

know-nothing

vsnerts

Offensive

5 8.5

An insulting word for a person who has very little information

is about foolishness and contempt rather than simple ignorance

nimrod

vsnerts

Offensive

5 9.2

A person who behaves foolishly and who others often insult with this word

is older and carries more contempt than playful teasing

numskull

vsnerts

Offensive

4 8.9

A person who is very stupid

is older and carries a more contemptuous attitude

hoser

vsnerts

Offensive

4 9.9

A person who behaves foolishly and cannot be trusted

is about foolishness and contempt rather than unreliability

dummkopf

vsnerts

Offensive

3 9.9

A rude name for a person who is very silly or not smart

is older and more contemptuous in general use

berk

vsnerts

Offensive

3 9.9

An informal British word for a person who acts foolishly

is older or dated rather than modern mild slang

bobo

vsnerts

Offensive

3 9.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is older and more contemptuous rather than merely insulting

dumbo

vsnerts

Offensive

2 8.7

A person who is not very smart

is older and carries more contempt than a mild jest

dumbhead

vsnerts

Offensive

1 9.8

A rude word for a person who is very stupid

is older and more contemptuous rather than just slangy

gomer

vsnerts

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who acts silly or clumsy and makes others laugh

is older and used to show stronger dislike or contempt

lackwit

vsnerts

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who is silly and not very clever

is similarly dated but used to express contempt more strongly

conehead

vsnerts

Offensive

1 9.9

An insulting word for a person who does foolish things

is older and used more for contempt than playful mockery

blubberhead

vsnerts

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who behaves in a foolish way

is older and used more to show contempt than light teasing

nobber

vsnerts

Offensive

1 9.9

A person who annoys others by acting foolish

is older and tends to show stronger contempt than teasing

jism

vsnerts

Offensive

1 9.9

A rude name for a foolish, annoying person

is older and used to show contempt rather than shock value

durr

vsnerts

Offensive

1 9.9

An insulting word used to call someone stupid

is older and more contemptuous than a simple insult

nar

vsnerts

Offensive

9.9

A person who behaves in a silly way

is older and more contemptuous in everyday use

noddy

vsnerts

Offensive

9.9

A person who behaves in a silly way

is older and adds more contempt than playful teasing

Ding Dongs

vsnerts

Offensive

9.6

A rude name for people who act silly

is older and used to express contempt rather than playful mocking

McStupid

vsnerts

Offensive

9.9

A rude slang name for someone who acts foolish or makes silly mistakes

is older and tends to express contempt rather than playful jest

nerk

vsnerts

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts silly so others tease or laugh at them

is older and used more as a contemptuous insult

hoghead

vsnerts

Offensive

9.9

An insulting word for a rude or stupid person

is older and focuses more on contempt than coarseness

neo-idiot

vsnerts

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts foolishly because of new trends or technology

is older or dated rather than modern or trendy

barney

vsnerts

Offensive

8.8

A person who behaves in a silly or foolish way

is older and more contemptuous rather than merely silly

moper

vsnerts

Offensive

9.9

An old word for a person who is foolish or slow to understand

is similarly dated but used to express contempt more often

real nobber

vsnerts

Offensive

9.9

A person who acts silly and annoys others

is older and used more to express contempt than mild irritation

Antonyms

genius

252 4.9

A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill

sage

39 6.8

A wise person respected for spiritual or life guidance

How Foolish

moron

Slur

483 8.1

idiot

Offensive

∞ 1.2

nerts

Offensive

9.9

fool

Offensive

∞ 1.4

silly

976 1.0

Surface Forms

nerts singular

nerts plural

Etymology

Nerts was also used as a light insult meaning a 'fool' or silly person, likely a playful twist on the word nut, which can mean someone strange or silly. That's why calling someone a nerts was a teasing way to say they were foolish.